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General Library Research Tutorial 

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How to Start

Welcome to the Andruss Library's 'General Library Research Tutorial'. The tutorial consists of eight modules to help you develop your information-seeking and evaluation skills for your BU courses.  The tutorial takes between 2 - 4 hours and does not have to be completed in one sitting.

FIRST - Read the overall Learning Objectives for Tutorial (at right).

SECOND - Begin with Module 1 and read each module in order. Before beginning a module, read its learning objectives first.

THIRD - When you have read the entire tutorial, test your understanding and mastery of the concepts (see below for more information).

Tutorial Contents

Module 1 - Orientation to Andruss Library
Module 2 - Introduction to Types of Information
Module 3 - Searching a Database
Module 4 - Understanding Citations
Module 5 - Using Internet Sources
Module 6 - Evaluating Sources of Information
Module 7 - Information Ethics: Citing Sources and Fair Use
Module 8 - A Search Strategy for Research Papers and Speeches

 

 

Assess Your Mastery

Test your knowledge before you begin the tutorial (pre-test) or after you've finished it (post-test) by completing the web-based tutorial assessment.

In addition, your professor may require you to complete a different Blackboard assessment for your course and will provide you with directions.

 
 

Learning Objectives for Tutorial

 

 

 

 

 

The tutorial overall prepares students to --

  • Determine when information is needed and find it efficiently using a variety of reference sources.
  • Evaluate the quality of the information.
  • Use the information effectively for an appropriate purpose.
  • Employ appropriate technologies to create an information-based product.
  • Use information ethically and legally.
 

Credit

Adapted from the Go for the Gold Tutorial, courtesy of the James Madision University Libraries.

 

Questions?

Please contact one of the members of the Andruss Library Tutorial Team with any questions or comments:

Linda Neyer, Science/Health Sciences Librarian

Katie Yelinek, Government Documents Librarian

Darla Bressler, Education Librarian

David Magolis, Interim Library Director

Michael Coffta, Business Librarian

 

 
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