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Please note: The links below provide an overview of the topics covered in
the course. Each instructor may have his or her own materials.
For further information, please contact your instructor directly, or
contact
Mary MacDonald, Information Literacy Librarian.
Information Organization
What is Information?
Information Explosion & Information Overload
Organization and Characteristics of Information
The Research Process
Developing a Topic
Developing a Search Strategy
Quality of Information
Judging the Quality of Information
Interpretation and Evaluation Criteria
Monographic Information
HELIN Library
Catalog (Basic
and Advanced)
Library of
Congress Classification
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Subject vs. Key Word Searching
Bibliographic Records
Annotated Bibliographies
Introduction to Periodical Information
Information and Publication Cycle
Popular, Trade, and Scholarly Periodicals
Finding Periodicals in the HELIN Library Catalog
Finding Periodical Information
Indexes &
Indexing
Print Indexes vs. Electronic Databases
Access Points
Boolean Logic
Evaluating Results and Refocusing the Search
Team Database Discovery Project
The Internet
Brief History of the Internet
Characteristics of Information on the Internet
Search Engines and Directories
Evaluating Internet Information
Statistics and Experts
Finding Statistical Information
Evaluating Statistical Information
Using Experts in Research
Information Packaging
Presentation and Ownership of Information
Citations and Citation Formats
Issues of the Information Age
Agricultural, Industrial, and Information
Ages
Intellectual Property / Commodification of Information
Information Policy and Privacy
Access to Information
Preservation of the Human Record |
