Information Literacy

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Turning an Interest into a Researchable Question

In this video students learn how to turn something they find interesting into a researchable question for a college research project. NOTE: This video is available in Spanish. See "Cómo convertir un interés en una pregunta investigable" below.

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Video

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Getting started

Using audience, author, bias to evaluate articles

In small groups, students read an assigned article, articulate audience and bias, and find out more about the author or magazine. Students consider: How do these factors affect your decision to use an article?

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In-class activities

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Evaluating

Using the EBSCOhost Result List – Tutorial

This tutorial demonstrates the many features available on the EBSCOhost Result List.

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Video

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Finding

Website evaluation for bias, authority and currency: In class activity

Students are prompted to select the best information source for a WR 122 essay from a short list URLs. They are prompted to consider the authority, bias, and currency in order to chose the most valuable.

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In-class activities

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Evaluating

What Are Databases and Why You Need Them

A Yavapai College student explains the benefits of using library databases for research over searching the web.

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Video

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Finding