Gavin, Christy

Teaching information literacy a conceptual approach Christy Gavin. - Lanham, Md. Scarecrow Press 2008. - vi, 229 p. 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-221) and index.

Introduction : information vs. wisdom -- Selecting and narrowing topics -- Developing a thesis statement -- Basic Boolean search strategies -- Evaluating periodical literature -- Search strategies for periodical databases -- Organization of books in academic libraries -- Searching online library catalogs -- Researching book reviews -- Searching the Internet -- Evaluating Internet sources.

9780810852020 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0810852020 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Information literacy--Study and teaching (Higher).
Internet searching--Study and teaching (Higher)
Internet research--Study and teaching (Higher)
Electronic information resource literacy--Study and teaching (Higher).
Library orientation for college students
Research--Methodology--Study and teaching (Higher)

ZA3075 / .G38 2008

028.70711 / G283t