Module 1

1 - Selecting Sources

Module 1 Introduction
Learning Outcomes

Sources of Information

Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
Books
Encyclopedias
Library Catalogues & the LRD
Library Databases & Sirius
World Wide Web
Email

What do you need?
Tiltometer

The Library & the Web
Starting with the Library
Starting with the Web
Groups on the Web
Think Fast

The Library on the Web

Library Databases & Sirius

Popular or Scholarly?
Popular Magazines
Scholarly Journals
Magazines or Journals?

Let's get ready to research!

 

Module 2

2 - Searching Sources

Module 2 Introduction
Learning Outcomes

Brainstorm
The Thought Process

Databases
Which Database?
Fields
Subject Searching
Keyword Searching
Combining Ideas
 

Untangling the Web
Which Search Engine?
Search Strategies
Future of Searching

Your Search is Over

Module 3

3 - Evaluating Sources

Module 3 Introduction
Learning Outcomes

Locate It in Print
Finding Books
Finding Articles

Locate It on the Web
Dot What?

Evaluating Information
Author
Date
Publisher
Reviews
Content

Transmitting Ideas
Parts of a Citation
Citing your Sources

Plagiarism
Plagiarism? - It's your Call!

Summary

 

1 - Concepts for revision

Course Work - Assessment 2006
[Course Work Archive]

2 - Concepts for revision

Course Work - Assessment 2006
[Course Work Archive]

3 - Concepts for revision

Course Work - Assessment 2006
[Course Work Archive]


Follow-up Module    Follow up   LILT Evaluation Form    Thank-you


word - glossary  Glossary information for the following words can be found in word

Abstracts
Alerts
Bibliography
Boolean

Browsers
Citations
Country Codes
Dewey Decimal Classification System
E-zines
Full Text
Intelligent Agents
Internet
Internet Service Provider
Library Catalogue see LRD
Library Databases see Sirius
Library of Congress Classification System
LRD - Library Resources Database
  (includes 2 page pdf on searching the LRD)
Metasearch Engines
Moys Classification System
MyCourse@UNSW Library
Natural Language Processing
Nesting
Newsgroups & Listservs
Parts of a Web Page
Plug-in
Protocol
Search Engine
Server
SFX
(includes 1 page pdf "Access to SFX")
Sirius
(includes 2 page pdf on searching with Sirius)
Student Number and UniPass
Truncation & Wildcards
Web


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