Albert Einstein
How do you approach the beginning of your research for a paper, presentation, speech, or special project? Where do you begin, where are you in the middle, and how does it all come together in the end? At first, research may seen frustrating, complex, and unruly. Once you gain confidence in searching and using the tools at hand, it becomes easy, natural, and the process actually makes sense.
Our goal at the library is to help you make sense of the research process. We can show you where to look, how to effectively search for information, and how to evaluate and sift through the information you locate. Research is a fluid process with a beginning, middle, and end. One bit of information can lead to another and so on.
Take a minute and look at The Student Discussion Groups video on YouTube.
Web search strategies in plain English (Common Craft).
An important part of the research process is learning to become and "information literate" person.
The Association of College and Research Libraries (a division of the American Library Association) offers the following definition of Information Literacy:
Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." 1 Information literacy also is increasingly important in the contemporary environment of rapid technological change and proliferating information resources. Because of the escalating complexity of this environment, individuals are faced with diverse, abundant information choices--in their academic studies, in the workplace, and in their personal lives. Information is available through libraries, community resources, special interest organizations, media, and the Internet--and increasingly, information comes to individuals in unfiltered formats, raising questions about its authenticity, validity, and reliability. In addition, information is available through multiple media, including graphical, aural, and textual, and these pose new challenges for individuals in evaluating and understanding it. The uncertain quality and expanding quantity of information pose large challenges for society. The sheer abundance of information will not in itself create a more informed citizenry without a complementary cluster of abilities necessary to use information effectively.
Information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning. It is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of education. It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume greater control over their own learning. An information literate individual is able to:
* Determine the extent of information needed
* Access the needed information effectively and efficiently
* Evaluate information and its sources critically
* Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base
* Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
* Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally
Our goal at the library is to help you make sense of the research process. We can show you where to look, how to effectively search for information, and how to evaluate and sift through the information you locate. Research is a fluid process with a beginning, middle, and end. One bit of information can lead to another and so on.
Take a minute and look at The Student Discussion Groups video on YouTube.
Web search strategies in plain English (Common Craft).
An important part of the research process is learning to become and "information literate" person.
The Association of College and Research Libraries (a division of the American Library Association) offers the following definition of Information Literacy:
Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." 1 Information literacy also is increasingly important in the contemporary environment of rapid technological change and proliferating information resources. Because of the escalating complexity of this environment, individuals are faced with diverse, abundant information choices--in their academic studies, in the workplace, and in their personal lives. Information is available through libraries, community resources, special interest organizations, media, and the Internet--and increasingly, information comes to individuals in unfiltered formats, raising questions about its authenticity, validity, and reliability. In addition, information is available through multiple media, including graphical, aural, and textual, and these pose new challenges for individuals in evaluating and understanding it. The uncertain quality and expanding quantity of information pose large challenges for society. The sheer abundance of information will not in itself create a more informed citizenry without a complementary cluster of abilities necessary to use information effectively.
Information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning. It is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of education. It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume greater control over their own learning. An information literate individual is able to:
* Determine the extent of information needed
* Access the needed information effectively and efficiently
* Evaluate information and its sources critically
* Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base
* Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
* Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally
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