Library Modules are available for faculty to use with their students in CatCourses. The modules introduce students to the basics of accessing library resources and beginning information literacy concepts. They are especially intended for first-year students in Writing 1 and Spark classes.
Module Content | Time for Completion | Outcomes | Suggested Use |
*Accessing Information - VPN & Get it at UC | (~12 minutes, without VPN download) |
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suitable before or after Finding & Selecting Databases |
*Understanding the Information Cycle | (~10 minutes) |
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suitable after Accessing Information - VPN & Get it at UC or after Developing a Research Question; suitable when students are just starting their research as this may influence where they search and what they may expect to find |
*Developing a Research Question | (~15 minutes) |
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suitable after Accessing Information - VPN & Get it at UCor after Understanding the Information Cycle; suitable when students are identifying a topic of interest with the goal of eventually crafting a research question |
*Finding & Selecting Databases | (~12 minutes) |
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suitable before or after Accessing Information - VPN & Get it at UC |
Evaluating Information | (~15 minutes) |
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suitable prior to Searching for Information |
Searching for Information - Searching in Google | (8-10 minutes) |
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suitable after Evaluating Information; useful if students will be using freely available web sources |
*Using Keywords & Search Strategies |
(~12 minutes) |
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suitable after Finding & Selecting Databases |
*Searching in Databases | (8-10 minutes) |
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suitable before or after Finding & Selecting Databases |
*Citing & Managing Your Research | (~12 minutes) |
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suitable before or after Finding & Selecting Databases, and after Searching for Information or Searching in Databases. |
Finding Statistics & Data |
(~5 minutes) |
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suitable after Evaluating Information and Searching for Information - Searching in Google; useful if students will be using freely available web sources with a focus on finding stats |
Working with Information - Reading Scholarly Articles |
(~12 minutes) |
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suitable prior to any requirements that students read scholarly articles; could use after Finding & Selecting Databases, Searching for Information-Searching in Google, or Searching in Databases. |