LIBRARY GUIDE TO WRT 1060 - Library Instruction Resources

These tutorials are for on-campus WRT 160 classes and should be completed AFTER your library class session.  Online-only sections of WRT 160, please see your professor for access to your library material.

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.

 

Contact Katie Greer, First-Year Experience Librarian, at greer@oakland.edu.

 Keyword Searching Strategies  
 Topics and Keywords Exercise  
 

Research Consultation
Sign up online for an individual session with a librarian to get help with your research.

F17 Library Instruction Schedule

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.