Steely Resources for Teaching this Competency
Certain tasks require specific information.
Webpages
- Choose a Research Topic
- Have your students view this web page to learn how to identify an appropriate subject for their research
- Research on the Web
- Have your students view this web page to learn how to find more meaningful research on the web.
- Subject Encyclopedias
- Have your students view this web page to learn how to use subject encyclopedias for research.
- Primary and Secondary Resources
- Have your students view this web page to learn how to distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
- Scholarly Journals and Research Articles
- Have your students view this web page to learn how to distinguish between scholarly journals,popular magazines, and trade journals
- Types of Journals
- Have your students view this web page to learn how to distinguish between scholarly journals,popular magazines, and trade journals
Tutorials
- Ask A Librarian
- Have your students view this tutorial to learn the many ways to get research help at Steely Library
Handouts
- Research Strategy Checklist
- Have your students view this handout to learn alternative research strategies if their searching does not yield the desired results.
- Anatomy of a Database
- Have your students view this two-page handout to learn the common elements of a database
Assignments/Exercises
- Topics Worksheet
- Have your students complete this worksheet to learn how to identify topics for their research.
- Research Plan
- Have your students complete this worksheet to learn how to develop a research plan.
- Searching Worksheet
- Have your students complete this worksheet to learn strategies for searching.
updated: Monday, 09-Jul-2007 16:38:31 EDT