Information Literacy: The Basics
Class created & taught by Amanda Roberts, Instruction Librarian

INFORMATION ORGANIZATION IN GENERAL

The Information Cycle* (handout)
Scholarly vs. popular articles* (handout)
A NOTE ABOUT PUBLISHING AND THE DISCIPLINES...

INFORMATION ORGANIZATION IN THE LIBRARY

Primary vs. Secondary vs. Tertiary Sources*
CALL NUMBERS in brief*

INTERNET: WORLD WIDE WEB & INDEXES/DATABASES

Evaluating Web Pages*
Library’s subscription databases vs. the World Wide Web
Why use a database?

*NOTE: Links above are courtesy of the librarians at LSU Libraries, UC Berkeley Library, Ohio University Libraries, and Penn State University Libraries.

go to FAU LIBRARIES' INDEXES/DATABASES
Remember to use EZ PROXY if you are off campus!

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