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Library User Information Literacy Modules

Our online learning modules will guide you through information literacy skills sets such as creating a research strategy, finding books and articles, and evaluating information found on the web.

Why not equip yourself with info lit vocabulary and basics by checking out some or all of the short modules linked below?!

Research Basics:

• Overview of Ramsey Library

• Developing a library research strategy

• Constructing a search statement

• Links to citing resources

Finding Articles:

• Finding articles

• Distinguishing scholarly journals from magazines

Finding and Evaluating Web Information:

• Using Google for research

• Evaluating web information

Information Literacy / Library Research Assignments

• Introductory level research:

• Using InfoTrac periodical index to find relevant articles

• Finding and evaluating web information

• Keeping a research journal

• Making an evaluative annotated bibliography

• Advanced level research:

• Conducting a literature review

• Conducting database searches

Research Guides

Ramsey Library's Research Guides contain information about finding research sources for a variety of academic disciplines, library collections and services, and links to helpful information on the web.

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This page created by Janet Ferguson. Last updated 20 September 2007. Comments to the Library Web Team.

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