For on-campus classes, this online module is intended to be completed after you attend a face-to-face session with a librarian. The module includes four elements:

1. Tutorial 1: Types of Information Sources and Their Uses Lesson
2. Tutorial 2: Evaluating Resources Lesson
3. Tutorial 3: Finding a specific item (aka "Known Item Searching")
4. Final Exam: Assesses your understanding of content delivered both during your face-to-face session and in the online tutorials.

For all-online classes, this module also contains two recorded lessons that serve as your face-to-face session. Please view the recordings before completing the tutorials and final exam.

Please use Firefox for this module; Chrome and other browsers are not supported for use with eSpace. You can download Firefox at www.mozilla.com.

Library OneSearch Keyword Searching Strategies

WRT160 Topics and Keywords exercise

GOAL 1:
Students will learn the importance of using an effective search strategy. At the end of the IL modules, students will be able to . . .

• apply effective keyword search skills to find results in an online database.
• identify at least two methods for finding resources related to a specific database record.
• demonstrate at least two strategies for broadening or narrowing a research topic based on search results.

GOAL 2:
Students will gain an understanding of the value of resource evaluation. At the end of the IL modules, students will be able to . . .

• identify the main uses of, and reasons to use, at least two types of information sources that are available via the library.
• evaluate any source—print or digital—for authority, currency, relevancy, accuracy, objectivity, and appropriateness to their level of research.
• read and interpret a database record to determine an item's publication date, publication type, and general topic.
• evaluate database search results for relevancy to their research topics.

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Request an individual session to get help with your research. You can expect the session within 2-3 days.

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WRT 160 Library Instruction Schedule