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Delaware County Community College
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Information Literacy Tutorial
D. Information Desk
Information Literacy Tutorial
Information Literacy Tutorial
Welcome
Module 1
A. Welcome to Delaware County Community College Library Services
B. Library Catalog
C. Finding Material in the Catalog
D. Information Desk
E. Circulation and Reserves
F. Reference Collections
G. Periodicals & Articles
H. Online Resources
I. Periodical Titles
J. Copying and Printing
K. Study Space
L. Help
M. Library Services Home Page
Module 2
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A. Background Research
B. Find Resources
Module 3
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A. Defining an Information Need
B. Information Types
C. Popular Magazines vs. Scholarly Journals
D. Media Types
E. Research Tools
Module 4
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A. What is a Database?
B. Types of Databases
C. Selecting a Database
D. Truncation
E. Boolean Operators
F. Nesting
G. Keyword and Subject Searching
H. Field-Specific Searching
I. Phrase Searching
J. Preparing for Keyword Searching
Module 5
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A. Understanding Citations
B. When to Cite Sources
C. Citing Sources
D. Types of Citations
E. Plagiarism
F. Observing Fair Use
G. Style Manuals
Module 6
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A. Using Internet Sources
B. Useful Internet Information
C. Why Evaluate?
D. Evaluation Criteria
Quiz
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