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Welcome

Develop Topic

• Decide On A Topic
• Get Background Info Using Reference Sources
• 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
• 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 And 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

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