InfoSuss homepage : University of Sussex Library Welcome to infoSuss infoSuss is the Library's information skills guide for students at the University of Sussex. It will help you to find your way through the Library's collections of print and online resources. The guide contains five main sections: Library | Site map | Disclamer | Acknowledgements Inside Search Google is the most popular search engine on the web. Most of us rely on Google search for finding information. Sometimes it can be difficult to find just the right information we are actually looking for out of the hundreds or thousands of results returned in Google’s search. Despite using Google every day, we still use it in its simplest form. Towards this end, in July 2012 Google created an online course called Power Searching with Google. The Google Power Searching course is available online on edX as an Xseries program. Go to Power Searching with Google Course The course is structured as a series of 6 modules, each of which comprises of 5-6 short video lessons. The instructor of the course is Daniel M. This Power Searching course introduces participants to the idea of search, how Google works, and gives them the methods, strategies and tactics to find what they need to find. Power Searching with GoogleAdvanced Power Searching with Google XSeries Program in Power Searching with Google
STEM Resources Welcome to the STEM page, sponsored by YALSA's STEM Task Force. We hope you will use this wiki page to get ideas on how to effectively integrate STEM into your library programs and services. And what is STEM you ask? BUILDING GREAT STEM LIBRARY COLLECTIONS[edit] Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: An extensive collection of STEM subject and career educational resources. The National Science Teachers Association: Annual best books lists, Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12, going back to 1996. YALSA’s blog, The Hub: A recent post on SciFi for Everyone. Locus Magazine: Recommended Reading List 2011. STEM Friday: Compiles links from bloggers across the kidlitosphere who are writing about STEM books for kids every Friday. School Library Journal: Books on the environment recommended in the March 2012. VOYA: Nonfiction Honor List. Grand Rapids Public Library: STEM Booklists includes books for grades 5-12, separated by grade level. AWESOME BOOKS TO CHECK OUT[edit] ANATOMY[edit] Gribbin, John.
Online information literacy tutorial Use Cranfield University's own tutorial to develop your searching skills and improve your knowledge of referencing and plagiarism. Go to the online information literacy tutorial The tutorial is provided within 9 distinct books, which you can work through independently. You don't have to start from the beginning - you can select the most relevant topic at any point. The tutorial is designed at two levels - you can dip into the books or you can go deeper and learn all the skills to become fully information literate. The tutorials are designed to be fun and engaging. Coverage Tutorial 1. explains Information Literacyexplains the importance of focussing your research questiongives an overview of the Information Literacy process Tutorial 2. explains the difference between information resources and information sourcesdescribes different resources availabledescribes different sources and how to find themexplains the differences between primary, secondary and tertiary information Tutorial 3.
LOCK Model Research Process by Breyah Jones on Prezi North Carolina History: A Digital Textbook - LEARN NC Primary sources, multimedia, readings, and lesson plans to tell the many stories of North Carolina's past. Replace your textbook — or enhance your teaching with selections. Get started Sampler An overview with samples of the kinds of readings, primary sources, and multimedia available. Educator’s Guides Best practices, process guides, worksheets, and other resources for teaching with the digital textbook. Explore by era Precolonial (to 1600) Natural history, American Indians before contact, the Lost Colony, and the Columbian Exchange. Colonial (1600–1763) Migration, government, religion, and daily life from the first successful English colonies to the eve of the Revolution. Revolution (1763–1789) The Regulators, the resistance to Great Britain, the War for Independence, and the creation of new governments. Early National (1789–1836) Politics, society, and culture from the 1790s to the 1830s, including education, reform, and the growth of slavery. Antebellum (1836–1860) Civil War (1860–1876)
College of Nursing - Information Literacy Tutorial This narrated, Flash-animated tutorial was created by Rutgers University Libraries and Rutgers College of Nursing for all nursing students. The tutorial takes roughly 25 minutes to complete and contains advice and interactive activities. Please use this guide as an introduction to: Formulate a research question and choose the right sized topic Navigate the two major nursing databases, CINAHL and Medline, by using advanced search techniques Find full-text articles Employ RefWorks to store reference sources and produce bibliographies in proper APA format This tutorial requires the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. Users who would like a printable summary of the tutorial should click here.
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