Table of Contents

LIS 1001 Home Page Syllabus Calendar Kendall Campus Library Home Page Defininitions  (vocabulary) Course Tutorial Module One: Choosing Sources Types of Information Sources Selecting Your  Sources Starting with Your College Library Magazines Journals Newspapers Books The MDC Library Catalog Encyclopedias Research Databases World Wide Web End of Module One Module Two: Create a Search Strategy Introduction Now, Get Curious! Narrowing Your Topic When You Choose a Topic Subject Searching Keyword Searching Truncation and Wildcards Connectors- (Boolean Operators) Types of Search Tools End of Module Two Module Three: Using the Library Catalog Introduction Locating the MDC (LINCC) Library Catalog About the Catalog (LINCC) Catalog Book Record Ways to Search the Catalog Call Numbers Subject Search Title Search Author Search Keyword Search Electronic Books Checking Out Library Materials View Your Checkouts / Renew End of Module Three Module Four: Finding Articles in Research Databases Introduction Periodicals Magazines Newspapers Journals Why Use a Research Database? What Will a Research Database Do? Locating Research Databases Selecting an Appropriate Research Database Entering Your Search Subject Search Subject Search Results Search Results—View Article Full Text Print/Email Options Find the Full Text if Not Available  with SFX Research Database Skills That Travel! End of Module Four      Module Five Using Reference Books    Introduction Definition Types of Reference Books Locating Reference Books Reference& Information Desk End of Module Five Module Six: Using the Web Introduction To Use or Not to Use? (The visible and invisible web Some Web Concepts About the Web Domain Names Groups on the Web Search Engines: Google Subject Directories: Commercial Tips for Better Search Results Shortcuts Evaluating What You Find Your Turn to Evaluate End of Module Six Module Seven: Citing Sources Introduction Transmitting Ideas Typical Parts of a Citation Writing Style Guides & Term Paper Style Guide Plagiarism Five Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism And Then There's Copyright

Documentation

Resources for Librarians and Educators, Credits Original LINKS material © 2003-2004 by Lansing Community College. LINKS is based upon Searchpath © by the Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University which incorporates material from TILT, a tutorial developed by the Digital Information Literacy Office for the University of Texas System Digital Library, © 1998-2002. This material may be reproduced, distributed, or incorporated only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the LINKS Open Publication License.

LINKS has been revised with permissions from the authors as the LIS 1001 Tutorial  for Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus Library :   www.mdc.edu/kendall/library 2004.

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