Writing 100 (Winek): Session

http://bit.ly/wri100-winek

Part I: Getting Started (5 min)

• library guide
• session overview

Part II: Reflect on Search Experience (15 min), completed in Google Spreadsheet

• tentative research questions
  • databases used / potential databases
  • keywords & phrases
  • search strategies

Part III: Search Strategies (15 min)

• review basic search strategies
• leverage subject terms
• use methodology limits (reviews & empirical)
• locate known items

Part IV: Independent Searching (15 - 20 min)

• try two or more databases
• Activity: locate potential resources

Part V: Free Web Search Tips (15 - 20 min)

• a different approach, simplified
• limited to domains and file types
• Activity: locate potential resources

Part VI: Wrap-Up (10 min)

• challenges?
• what works well?
• research help
• session feedback

After this session, you will be able to:

• identify and use databases, whether multidisciplinary or disciplinary, to locate relevant literature.
• thoughtfully & logically apply search strategies (basic and advanced) to find scholarly and non-scholarly sources.
• reflect and revise search strategies based on search tool, search results, and/or database functionality.