Library Instruction & Information Literacy
Introductory Class Outline
| Introduction to the Facility | Hours, tours | |
| Web page overview | Master Index, Voyager, Voyager Reserve, Core & More, Online Reference Shelf, Build-A-Guide, Scholarly Journals, McIntyre Periodicals | |
| Basic Research Steps | McIntyre Library Guide,section 2, Research Map, Research Process | |
| Voyager Online Catalog | How to know if the library owns a book, a video, a film, a journal * call number * location * status * patron information * Universal Borrowing | |
| Online Searching Guides | Boolean & Relevance Searching | |
| How to find an article | Demo: McIntyre Periodicals fiche, film, bound journal, magazine, journal, newspaper. | |
| Characteristics of a database (McIntyre Library Guide) | 1. Content coverage: - Broad vs. narrow subject - Time period - Types of material -Level of expertise 2. Search fields 3.Truncation capabilities & symbols 4.Search protocols (Boolean, relevancy, etc.) | |
| Technical hints | Opening a new window Email options and graphics files Saving and printing | |
| Demonstrate | Academic Search, Academic Universe... others? |
