- Information flows in different ways in different subject areas. Each of the
links below takes you to a timeline which will show you how information flowed
from a sample event, research study, or artistic creation. Pick the subject
area that you are researching or that you find interesting.
The nitty gritty on finding things in an electronic format
You've been told that the computer is a vast treasure trove of information
at your fingertips. But when you try to get into that stash, you're often
left with a great deal of information that is mostly useless.
This unit cracks open the information vault to give you a look inside
the database, which is the structure that contains the information you're
looking for.
- Information Literacy is the ability to identify what information is needed, understand how
the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate
the sources critically, and share that information. It is the knowledge of commonly used research techniques.
Putting the research process to work
Don’t know where to begin? This unit will help kickstart your research
with a ten-step strategy that works for just about any discipline.
In the first part of this unit you’ll find instructions on a ten
step research method. On the last pages of the unit, you’ll see
the strategy put to work in 3 examples.
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