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Here are some links to web sites and activities to help you build your basic information literacy skills:

GETTING READY TO SEARCH 

SELECTING SOURCES TO SEARCH: THE "FREE WEB" VS. THE "FEE-BASED WEB"

• Should you use the Wikipedia? (take a look at this video)

• FINDING SOURCES: USING THE WEB WISELY-- use the CRAAP test!

   

• EVALUATING SOURCES: WHAT TYPES OF INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE? are they objective or subjective?  See: infotypes.pdf

Still Stuck?  See the General Guides in the sidebar to the right....

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WHERE CAN YOU FIND GOOD SOURCES FOR ARTICLES--ONES YOU CAN TRUST?

•  More food for thought: Do you know the difference between a newspaper or magazine and a journal? what does 'scholarly' or 'peer-reviewed' mean?  

 

•  Still unsure?   view this  Example or try this tutorial

 

• BASIC SEARCH GUIDE FOR EBSCOhost

                    Is A Publication Scholarly?

•  BASIC SEARCH GUIDE FOR JSTOR

   

Still Stuck?  See the General Guides in the sidebar to the right....

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 CITING YOUR SOURCES: WHY DO IT?    take a look at this video

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