Library Research and Information Literacy 2e

by Kari Wergeland

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This book focuses on the information competency skills necessary for research and information evaluation. Students will delve into the academic research process as well as gain insight into the vast world of information. The skills acquired in this course are applicable to academic research, on-the-job research, and lifelong learning.

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Publisher
Sacramento City College
Subjects
Humanities
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction to Information Literacy
  7. 1.1: What is Information Literacy?
  8. 1.2: How Will Information Literacy Benefit Me?
  9. 1.3: Generative AI Literacy
  10. 1.4: Parting Thoughts
  11. 2: Libraries and the Research Process
  12. 2.1: How Libraries Work
  13. 2.2: Library Collections
  14. 2.3: The Research Process
  15. 2.4: Research is Iterative
  16. 2.5: Parting Thoughts
  17. 3: Information Comes in Many Formats
  18. 3.1: Information Formats
  19. 3.2: Primary and Secondary Sources
  20. 3.3: Library Databases
  21. 3.4: Parting Thoughts
  22. 4: Search Strategy
  23. 4.1: How Can I Develop a Research Question?
  24. 4.2: Keywords
  25. 4.3: Choosing a database
  26. 4.4: Parting Thoughts
  27. 5: Advanced Search Strategies
  28. 5.1: What Is Precision Searching?
  29. 5.2: Searching with Google
  30. 5.3: Google Scholar
  31. 5.4: Find Better Coverage
  32. 5.5: Parting Thoughts
  33. 6: Evaluating Sources
  34. 6.1: What’s Credible Anymore? Fake News and Evaluating the Information You Encounter During Your Research
  35. 6.2: Thinking About Your Sources
  36. 6.3: What is Timeliness?
  37. 6.4: What is Relevance?
  38. 6.5: What is Authority?
  39. 6.6: What is Accuracy?
  40. 6.7: What is Purpose?
  41. 6.8: Identifying Bias
  42. 6.9: Determining Quality
  43. 6.10: Building a Fact-Checking Habit by Checking Your Emotions
  44. 6.11: Fact-Checking Sites
  45. 6.12: Parting Thoughts
  46. 7: Citation and Ethical Use of Information
  47. 7.1: Using Information Ethically
  48. 7.2: Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
  49. 7.3: Citation Styles
  50. 7.4: The Basics of MLA Citation Style
  51. 7.5: Examples of Common MLA Source Citations
  52. 7.6: Citation Tools
  53. 7.7: How Do I Acknowledge and Cite Generative AI in Academic Work?
  54. 7.8: Parting Thoughts
  55. 8: What about AI?
  56. 8.1: How Generative AI Differs from Search Tools
  57. 8.2: Accuracy and Fabricated Information
  58. 8.3: Verifying AI-Generated Claims
  59. 8.4: Citation and Documentation
  60. 8.5: Ethical and Effective Uses of AI
  61. 8.6: Parting Thoughts
  62. Back Matter
  63. Index
  64. Glossary
  65. Detailed Licensing