L10 Homepage and Welcome

PART ONE: Print Resources

Chapter 1 The World of Information
What is information? p. 1
How data become information p. 2
Data and their context have to be transmitted to become information p. 3
Transmission is key p. 4 || Transmission can be in different formats p. 4A
How information becomes knowledge and Exercise p. 5
There's too much! p. 6
Organization provides access p. 7
How organization provides access: Physical arrangement and Exercise p. 8
How organization provides access: Intellectual access p. 9
Life cycle of scholarly information p. 10
Distinct types of resources: Books p. 11
Distinct types of resources: Periodicals p. 12 || Exercise p. 13
Distinct types of resources: Primary and Secondary p. 14 || Exercise p. 15
Evaluating your sources: Guidelines for printed works p. 16 || Exercise p. 17

Chapter 2 The Research Paper
Going beyond our own experiences p.1
Selecting a topic p.2
Selecting a topic p.3
What is the question? What are the main ideas? p.4
What are the Broader and Narrower Terms? p.5
What are the information requirements? p.6
Picture your research p.7
About your research p.8 || exercise p.8
Avoiding plagiarism p.9 || exercise p.9

Chapter 3 The Library Catalog -- Finding Books
The Library catalog and Exercise  p.1
Finding a specific book Exercise p.2
Finding eBooks and Exercise p.3   || Pros and Cons of eBooks p.3A
Follow a WORDS search p.4
What else does the catalog record tell you about a book? p.5


Chapter 4 Citing Sources -- Documenting Your Research. Using Call Numbers
Introduction to MLA Style p.1
Practice writing a citation: Exercise p.2
Using call numbers p.3
Finding books -- in other libraries, too; writing citations: Exercise p.4

Chapter 5 Reference Sources
Reference Sources p.1
Selecting the right source Exercise p.2
Using the Library catalog LIMIT option to find reference sources on a topic p.3
Finding reference sources on your topic exercise p.4
Finding online reference sources exercise p.5

Chapters 1-5 Review Quiz


PART TWO: Electronic Resources

Chapter 6 Internet Information
Internet information p.1
Internet Exercise p.2

Chapter 7 Information from Electronic Fulltext Databases
Information from electronic fulltext databases || What is a database? p.1
Special search features p.2 || Searching exercise p.3
Academic Search Elite p.4 Academic Search Elite -- more details p.5
Taking stock of your topic p.6
Articles on your topic -- Exercise p.7
Other fulltext databases p.8

Chapter 8 Using the Internet for Your Research
What is the Internet? p.1
Internet searching tools p.2
Strategies for improving your searches p.3
Evaluating Your Sources--Guidelines for Electronic Works p.4
Find and Evaluate a Page Using a Subject Directory-- Exercise p.5
Comparing Search Engines -- Exercise p.6
Using the Search Engine AllTheWeb -- Exercise p.7

Chapter 9 Documenting Your Research
Acknowledging sources and giving credit p.1

Chapters 6-9 Review Quiz