Teaching information literacy : a conceptual approach / Christy Gavin.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gavin, Christy, 1952-
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Information literacy > Study and teaching (Higher)
Research > Methodology > Study and teaching (Higher)
Library orientation for college students.
Electronic information resource literacy > Study and teaching (Higher)
Internet research > Study and teaching (Higher)
Internet searching > Study and teaching (Higher)
Physical Description:vi, 229 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : information vs. wisdom
  • Selecting and narrowing topics
  • Developing a thesis statement
  • Basic Boolean search strategies
  • Evaluating periodical literature
  • Search strategies for periodical databases
  • Organization of books in academic libraries
  • Searching online library catalogs
  • Researching book reviews
  • Searching the Internet
  • Evaluating Internet sources.