Table of Contents

1. Formulating the research question
2. Identifying concepts
3. Identifying similar terms
4. Searching by keyword
5. Searching by keyword: Advantages
6. Searching by keyword: Disadvantages
7. Searching by subject
8. Searching by subject: Advantages
9. Searching by subject: Disadvantages
10. Using thesaurus terms
11. Reviewing keyword, subject, and thesaurus term searching

1. Types of resources
2. Scholarly vs. popular journals > Definitions
3. Scholarly vs. popular journals > Comparison
4. Scholarly vs. popular journals > When to use
5. Scholarly vs. popular journals > Examples
6. Primary vs. secondary sources > Definitions
7. Primary vs. secondary sources > Examples
8. Databases > Definition
9. Databases > General vs. subject-specific
10. Databases > Bibliographic vs. full-text
11. Finding books, journals, & audiovisuals Xavier owns
12. Using call numbers
13. Locating materials in the library
14. Finding books and audiovisuals in OhioLINK
15. Finding articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers
16. Using the World Wide Web

1. Narrowing and broadening a search
2. Combining key concepts in a search
3. Understanding Boolean operators
4. Using the OR operator
5. Using the AND operator
6. Using the NOT operator
7. Using truncation to broaden a search
8. Using limits to narrow a search
9. Evaluating search results

1. What is the World Wide Web?
2. Types of websites
3. Finding information on the web
4. Evaluation criteria
5. Accuracy of the information
6. Authority of the information
7. Objectivity of the information
8. Currency of the information
9. Coverage of the information

Preventing Plagiarism:

1. What is plagiarism?
2. Why is plagiarism wrong and what are the consequences of plagiarism?
3. How can plagiarism be avoided?
4. What is the correct way to quote and paraphrase?
5. When is citation unnecessary?

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