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3. Searching as Strategic Exploration
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LIBR 2100 Course Materials [ORIGINAL]]
1. Introduction: Getting Ready for Research
2. Information Creation as a Process
Types of Information Sources
Information Cycle
Critical Evaluation
3. Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contents: Searching as Strategic Exploration
Searching Article Databases
Searching Novanet Discovery
Searching Google Scholar
Searching Internet Search Engines
Searching Social Media
Searching Wikipedia
4. Research as Inquiry
The Research Process
Research Question, Thesis Statement, and Avoiding Researcher Bias
Managing Your Sources
Analysis and Conclusions
5. Scholarship as Conversation
Information Gathering
Academic integrity and plagiarism
Copyright & Fair Dealing
6. Authority is Constructed and Contextual
Authority is Constructed and Contextual
Publishing: Good, Bad and Ugly
Spotting Fake News
7. Information Has Value
Information wants to be free
Internet is Broken
Who's Watching You? Surveillance, Advertising and Privacy
Contents: Searching as Strategic Exploration
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Searching Article Databases
Searching Novanet Discovery
Searching Google Scholar
Searching Internet Search Engines
Searching Social Media
Searching Wikipedia
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