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Objectives
 Module
1: Starting Smart
This module covers
types of information sources you can use for your topic. When you have
completed this section of Searchpath you should be able to:
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identify a variety of
information sources
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distinguish between
popular and scholarly periodicals
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identify characteristics
of information on the Web
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identify characteristics
of library resources
Module 2: Choosing a Topic
This module covers
topic selection and how to identify keywords to search your topic. When
you have completed this module you should be able to:
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broaden or narrow a
topic
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identify keywords for
a topic
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use connectors and truncation
in constructing a search
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understand the difference
between keyword and subject searching
Module 3: Using The Catalog
This module covers
how to search the WSC library catalog. When you have completed this module
you should be able to:
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recognize that the WSC
Library contains more than books
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find books on a topic
using a Guided Keyword search
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find books by title,
author, or subject heading
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find journals by using
a Journal Title search
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identify the location
of books or journals
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read a call number and
use it to find items in the library
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find an item placed
on reserve using a Course Reserve search
Module 4: Finding Articles
This module covers
how to use article indexes to identify articles on a subject. After completing
this module you should be able to:
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choose an article index
appropriate to your information need
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use it to identify an
article on a topic
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use an index's email
function to send a record to yourself
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search the Directory
of Full Text Periodicals to locate the periodical that contains your
article
Module 5: Using the Web
When you have completed
this section of Searchpath, you should be able to
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understand the organization
of the Internet
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identify the major types
of Web sites
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use search engines and
metasearch engines to search the Web
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interpret and evaluate
Web search engine results
Module 6: Citing Sources
This module covers
citing sources, plagiarism, and copyright. When you have completed this
module of Searchpath, you should be able to
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recognize different
parts of a citation
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describe when to cite
sources used in your work
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list ways to avoid plagiarism
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understand the reasons
for copyright
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