Google Scholar can be a valuable complement to your institution’s subscription databases …
Google Scholar can be a valuable complement to your institution’s subscription databases when researching a topic. In this lesson, you will learn how Google Scholar works, and how to use it to complement your use of discipline-specific subscription databases.
Jumping into research on a specific subject may feel overwhelming when faced …
Jumping into research on a specific subject may feel overwhelming when faced with the vast amount of information that has been published on the subject. In this lesson, students will discover how research is like a conversation that takes place between scholars in a field and will investigate ways they can become part of the conversation over time.
The Search Strategies lesson is mapped to the Searching as Strategic Exploration …
The Search Strategies lesson is mapped to the Searching as Strategic Exploration Frame and introduces the concept of strategic searching in order to use search tools more effectively. By understanding strategic searching techniques, students will be able to not only compose an initial search query, but will be able to refine and revise their search in order to locate relevant sources. In this lesson students will learn how to:
Identify keywords and search terms Strategically combine search terms using Boolean operators and punctuation Evaluate search results to apply useful search refinements
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