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Searching for information is often nonlinear and iterative, requiring the evaluation of a range of information sources and the mental flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as new understanding develops. -Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education HOW TO INCORPORATE SEARCHING AS STRATEGIC EXPLORATION? Guide students to strategize how best to approach a given research assignment. Discuss the benefits of matching information needs and search strategies to appropriate search tools. Expect them to use divergent (e.g., brainstorming) and convergent (e.g., methods of selecting the best source) approaches to locate a variety of relevant sources. Consider: How do you approach research in an intentional manner?
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Below is a list of all the information literacy concepts that are covered on this page. Click the links below to go directly to that concept or scroll down the page to view each one.
| Basic Research Skills Tutorial | |
| Description: |
The video tutorial below teaches students the basic research skills required to start the research process. |
| ACRL Frame Addressed: | Searching as Strategic Exploration |
| Resource Type(s): | |
| Assessment Tool: | Quiz |
| Contributor(s): | Amanda Piekart, Matthew Regan, Lily Sacharow |
| Last updated: | August 2017 |
| Tags: | databases, keywords, boolean, research, library catalog, ebooks, articles |
| Getting Past a Failed Search | |
| Description: | This in-class activity teaches students tools for overcoming research obstacles. The librarian will prepare searches in advance which are doomed to fail because of common mistakes, and students will analyze why the search went wrong and ways to fix it. In groups, students perform searches on their own research questions and raise hands when they encounter an obstacle. |
| ACRL Frames Addressed: | Searching as Strategic Exploration |
| Resource Type(s): | |
| Assessment Tool: | Rubric |
| Contributor(s): | ACRL Association Of College & Research Libraries |
| Last Updated: | April 2017 |
| Tags: | troubleshooting; research; live searching |
| Topic Selection Tutorial | |
| Description: | This video, originally created for the Honors program, teaches students how to do preliminary research on a broad topic in order to narrow down their topic. |
| ACRL Frame(s) Addressed: | Searching as Strategic Exploration; Research as Inquiry |
| Resource Type: | Video |
| Assessment Tool: | Follow-Up Form |
| Contributor(s): | Amanda Piekart, Lily Sacharow, Matthew Regan |
| Last Updated: | August 2017 |
| Tags: | topic selection; limiting scope; background research; Credo; Brittanica |
| Narrowing a Topic using the 5 Ws | |
| Description: | This video shows students how to use the "5 Ws" to limit the scope of their research investigation. |
| ACRL Frames Addressed: | Searching as Strategic Exploration; Research as Inquiry |
| Resource Type(s): | Video |
| Assessment Tool: | Quiz |
| Contributor(s): | New Literacies Alliance |
| Last Updated: | August 2015 |
| Tags: | limiting scope; research topic; 5 Ws |
| Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Resources Overview | |
| Description: | This presentation introduces students to primary, secondary, and tertiary sources and concludes with an in-class activity for which students guess the type of source based on a source description. |
| ACRL Frames Addressed: | Searching as Strategic Exploration; Information Creation as a Process |
| Resource Type(s): | PowerPoint |
| Assessment Tool: | Quiz |
| Contributor(s): | Samantha Kannegiser |
| Last Updated: | November 2017 |
| Tags: | primary sources, secondary sources, tertiary sources, identifying sources |
| Role of Primary & Secondary Sources in Research | |
| Description: | In this assignment students select from a list of popular secondary sources that mention primary sources. After locating a secondary source, students identify the primary source within that material and use their information seeking skills to analyze the relationship between the popular article(secondary source) and the original research(primary source) and critique the popular article with regards to its accuracy. |
| ACRL Frames Addressed: | Scholarship as Conversation, Information Creation as a Process, Searching as Strategic Exploration |
| Resource Type(s): | In-class activity; Discussion Board Assignment; Short Essay |
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| Contributor: | Amanda Piekart |
| Last Updated: | July 2017 |
| Tags: | popular sources, popular articles, research articles, primary sources, secondary sources |