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CBC 1201--Story Library Orientation, 2017: Fun Stuff

One-day library orientation for CBC 1201 students taught in Story Library

Google Scholar Search

Google Books Search

American Memory Project (Library of Congress)

Databases

A-hunting we shall go . . .

What is a database?
video
Search Smart: Using Boolean Operators
video

We Dewey. Do you?

Evaluating Sources

Advanced Writing: Evaluating Sources
video

We will be learning how to navigate fabulous sources from the not-so-great sources!

Evaluating sources with the CRAAP test
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Primary Sources by Type--Story Library
Primary Sources guide, Story Library
Evaluate Information Online: the CRAAP Test
flipsnack book
Research Minutes: How to Identify Scholarly Journal Articles
video
Evaluating Websites using the CRAAP Test
video
Evaluating Webpages: Techniques to Apply, Questions to Ask
how to evaluate webpages
How search works (from Google)
video
Student Use of Wikipedia (from PIL)
video
Researching with Wikipedia (from Wikipedia)
article
How to use Wikipedia Effectively for Research
video

Just because

Using Google Scholar
video
Google Art Project
Google Arts & Culture
Internet Archive
the Internet Archive