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Steely Resources for Teaching this Competency

Skills are needed to access, evaluate and incorporate information.

Webpages

Access other libraries and catalogs

Have your students view this web page to access other libraries and their catalogs.
Boolean Logic
Have your students view this web page to learn how to use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT, etc.) in their searches
Citations

Have your students view this web page to learn the basics about citations.
Find Articles

Have your students view this web page to learn the options available for locating articles.
Find Books
Have your students view this web page to learn how to locate books in Steely Library.
Find Online Full Text Periodicals

Have your students view this web page to learn how to access full-text articles online.
ILLIAD InterLibrary Loan
Have your students view this web page to learn how to use ILLIAD, NKU's interlibrary loan system. It's a great idea to have them set up an ILLIAD account even before they actually need to request items.
Locate Books in Steely Library

Have your students view this web page to learn how Steely's books are arranged.
NKUIRE

Have your students view this web page to search Steely's online catalog, NKUIRE to locate items.
Primary and Secondary Sources

Have your students view this web page to learn how to distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
Research on the Web

Have your students view this web page to find strategies for searching more effectively on the Internet.
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
Search Databases and Indexes

Have your students view this web page to learn how to begin to access Steely's databases and indexes,to locate articles.
Steely Online Tour
Have your students view this web page to better familiarize themselves with Steely Library.
Style Guides
Have your students view this web page to locate information about popular style guides such as APA, MLA, Chicago Style, etc.
Subject Encyclopedias
Have your students view this web page to find out more about using Subject Encyclopedias in their research.
Subject vs Keyword Searching

Have your students view this web page to learn the difference between searching by subject and keywords.

Tutorials

Ask A Librarian
Have your students view this tutorial to learn the many ways to get research help at Steely Library

Handouts

Persuading Others
Have your students view this handout if they are beginning research on a persuasive speech or paper. It provides a few possible starting resources for locating quotations, statistics, expert opinions, etc.

Assignments/Exercises

Evaluating Worksheet
Have your students complete this worksheet to learn how to evaluate sources for their research.

updated: Tuesday, 17-Jun-2008 09:30:11 EDT


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