| Information Literacy Overview | Evaluating Resources | Searching the Internet | Searching Databases | Topic Formation |
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Fixed: Wants to look smart and avoid challenges.
Growth: Wants to learn and embraces challenges.
What is the difference between Fixed and Growth Mindset?
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Scholars; Journalists
Fill in the blank: ____________ are the authors of scholarly articles. ____________ are most often the authors of popular articles.
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Electronically, Print, Mobile etc.
What are two different ways we experience the news?
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An ongoing conversation between experts in their fields.These experts are constantly creating new knowledge.
What is scholarly conversation?
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Identifying the problem
Creating Research Questions Answer those questions (resulting in a thesis/discussion section)
What is the three steps are involved with topic formation?
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"Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to 'recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information
What is information literacy?
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Book Review
Fill in the blank: A __________ is one kind of "article" that might appear in a scholarly journal, but you would not directly use in a research paper.
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Confirmation Bias
What is the natural tendency to seek out or favor information that confirms what you already believe to be true while at the same time ignoring evidence that contradicts your beliefs.
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A search using AND, OR, NOT
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What is a boolean search/ what are search operators?
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A proposal is an incomplete version that is proposing a possible paper.
An abstract is a summary of an entire paper. It is based off of completed research.
What is the difference between a proposal and an abstract?
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A “reserve” textbook is usually an instructor’s copy of a textbook they’ve brought to the
library for students to use for 2 hours at a time. They can be checked out at the circulation desk.
What is a book on "reserve" and where can you find them?
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The process in which other expert's in an author's field read his/her paper and determine whether it is legitimate and appropriate research.
What is peer review?
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Google's Reverse Image Search
What is a function/tool that allow you to evaluate the credibility of an image.
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Who, What, When, Where, Why
What does the 5WH stand for? (Think about brainstorming)
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Summary, Evaluation, Reflection.
What three elements can an annotation have?
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Is a platform that houses databases and journals.
Is a specific database.
Complete this sentence: EBSCOhost is a ____________________, and
PsychINFO is a ______________________ |
An article that presents new and original research
What is primary research?
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Freedom of Information Act
What act provides public access to most federal agency records?
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Peer Review, Dates, Full text, Language, etc.
Name four ways to limit a search
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Chronological, Methodical, Thematic
What are two different ways a literature review can be organized?
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ASA = American Sociological Association
APA = American Psychological Association
What is the acronym and full name for the professional association for your field?
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Origin, Author, Purpose, Perspective, Academic, Relevance.
What are 4 of the 6 ways to evaluate a source's credibility?
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data.gov; usa.gov/statisitics; US Government Manual; etc.
What is one of the government websites we used this semester?
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In order to search the root term.
Why would you truncation when searching?
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March 22nd @ 11:59pm!
When is all work, late or otherwise, due for this class?
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