Competency 2. 

Identify and select appropriate information sources.

2.1 Recognize the availability of a variety of sources and of assistance with using them.
2.2 Identify types of information resources in a variety of formats (e.g., primary or secondary, books or periodicals, print or electronic) and understand their characteristics.
2.3 Select types of information resources appropriate to a specific information need.

Best Practice Examples

• Conducting Reserach for an Exploratory Essay (O'Keeffe)
• Job Hunting on the Internet HTML Slide Show (Lazewski)
• Journal Database Searching Exercise Using Advanced Techniques (Herrling)
• The Bibliography: Last Things First (Piele)
• Give Students the Brush (Pope)
• Whistle-Blowing Referee (Lynch)
• Using GenderWatch (Weisbard
• Using a Metasite (Weisbard)

 

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