Information Skills Tutorial
a brief course in information literacy
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  • Welcome
  • Develop Topic
    • Decide on a Topic
    • Get Background Information Using Reference Tools
    • Narrow Your Topic a Final Time
    • Develop Topic Quiz
  • Strategize
    • Sources of Information
    • Scholarly vs. Popular Sources
    • Primary vs. Secondary Sources
    • Current vs. Retrospective Sources
    • Strategize Quiz
  • Search
    • Identify Keywords
    • Combine Keywords into a Search
    • Locate Search Tools
    • Fine-Tune Search Results
    • Locate Full Text
    • Find Information Sources Outside the Library
    • Search Quiz
  • Evaluate
    • Evaluate Sources and the Information in Them
    • Timeliness
    • Reliability
    • Authority
    • Purpose and Perspective
    • Evaluate Quiz
  • Cite
    • Why Cite?
    • What Is a Citation?
    • Parts of a Citation
    • Citing Tools & Tips
    • Citation Styles
    • Cite Quiz
  • Advanced
    • Using Your First Search Results to Improve Your Next Search
    • Searching with Controlled Vocabulary
    • The Six-Phase Approach to Research
    • Information Ethics and Citizenship
      • Copyright and Intellectual Property
      • Privacy and Information Security
      • Freedom of Speech And Information
      • Equity and the Digital Divide
    • The Research Portfolio
  • Help
    • Table of Contents with links
    • Glossary

Advanced

  • Using Your First Search Results to Improve Your Next Search
  • Searching with Controlled Vocabulary
  • The Six-Phase Approach to Research
  • Information Ethics and Citizenship
  • The Research Portfolio

  • Links

    • Citing How Tos
    • Computers For Beginners
    • Database How Tos
    • Getting Your College Login
    • Research How Tos
    • Study Skills
    • Writing Center
  • Creative Commons License
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