This module covers types of information sources you can use for your topic. When you have completed this section of Searchpath you should be able to:

• identify a variety of information sources
• distinguish between popular and scholarly periodicals
• identify characteristics of information on the Web
• identify characteristics of library resources
• broaden or narrow a topic
• identify keywords for a topic
• use connectors and truncation in constructing a search

This module covers how to find information in the library catalog, in article databases and on the Internet. When you have completed this module you should be able to:

Library Catalog

• recognize that iBistro contains more than books
• find books on a topic using a keyword search
• find books by title, author, or subject heading
• identify the location of books or journals
• read a call number and use it to find items in the library

Article Databases

• choose an article index appropriate to your information need
• use an article index to find an article on a topic
• use an index's email function to send a record to yourself

Internet

• understand the organization of the Internet
• identify the major types of Web sites
• use search engines and metasearch engines to search the Web

Evaluating Information

This module covers how to evaluate the information you have found. When you have completed this module you should be able to:

• identify differences between information published on the web and information published in print
• recognize standards for evaluation
• be able to use information appropriately

Citing Sources

This module covers citing sources, plagiarism, and copyright. When you have completed this module of Searchpath, you should be able to

• recognize different parts of a citation
• describe when to cite sources used in your work
• list ways to avoid plagiarism
• understand the reasons for copyright