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Table
of Contents
Introduction
What
will sp do for me?
Get ready (requirements)
Navigating
through the tutorial
The
library website
Choose a module
 Module
1: Information Sources
Information
overload
Types
of resources
Selecting
sources
Different
sources for different reasons - game
Library
and web resources compared
Public
web versus "invisible web"
Judging
what you find
End of module
and quiz
 Module
2: Searching Strategies
Get
curious - focusing
Narrowing
your topic
Brainstorming
Indexes
and databases
Magic
of indexing
Keyword
searching
Types
of databases
End
of module and quiz
 Module
3: Finding Books
Unfinished
 Module
4: Finding Articles
Why
use an article index?
What will an article index do?
Why are there so many article databases?
Scholarly journals
Popular magazines
Scholarly articles in electronic databases
Which databases should I search?
Exercise using EBSCOHost Academic Search
Use limits wisely
End of module
and quiz
 Module
5: Citing Sources
Transmitting
ideas
Parts of a citation
Citing your sources (style
guides)
Plagiarism
Plagiarism? It's your call
(examples of plagiarism)
Five tips for avoiding plagiarism
And then there's copyright
End of module and quiz
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