FYS Information Literacy Pilot Resource Guide: Locate

"Library databases are great places to find published articles, but the results pages can be confusing. This video gives some tips about how to find useful results."

The Inform Your Thinking video series introduces students to the frames of the ACRL Framework in an easy-to-understand manner by using conversational tone, approachable peer hosts, relatable comparisons, and eye-catching graphics. This video introduces students to the Searching as Strategic Exploration frame by pushing students to think about their information need and the scope of their search. Students will examine parameters for when and where to perform searches, as well as how they should formulate and refine their search terms.

Library databases are great places to find published articles, but the results pages can be confusing, so this video will give you some tips to help you find useful results.

A brief survey (roughly three or four multiple choice questions) assesses level of knowledge and skills relevant to a subject or course. Based on survey results, the instructor can determine an appropriate starting point for a lesson and build upon students’ prior knowledge.

The goal of this activity is for students to critically consider their search strategy prior to and/or during a research or inquiry-based project

The goal for this assignment is to have students demonstrate their ability to effectively use one or more search tools that are relevant to the field

For this activity, the purpose would be to help students recognize the need to use a variety of different search tools and to change the search tool based on the specific need

Students are asked to help 3 of their classmates choose the best Boolean search commands for their searches. Venn Diagrams change color and the search statement is dynamically updated as students select the Boolean commands. Constructive feedback is given for each submission and students have an opportunity to construct their own search statement at the end of the tutorial.

In this activity, students think metacognitively as they search to work out strategies for navigating the search process. In the process, they use Google Docs to collaboratively produce a Search Tips sheet which the whole class can refer back to.

This group activity is conceived of as part of a larger session about finding academic books and articles. It is an opportunity to address emerging AI tools like Elicit and the various chatbots. The jigsaw design assigns each group one tool to evaluate and present to the rest of the class.

This resource consists of three prompts for students to reflect on their research process at the beginning, the midpoint, and the end of a research assignment. The reflection responses can be used by librarians and instructors to identify where students are struggling in the research process and use that information to improve their teaching.

The Ask the Right Questions lesson is mapped to the Research as Inquiry and Searching as Strategic Exploration Frames and helps students learn how to determine the scope of their investigations by creating an appropriate research question. This lesson introduces the first step in a research process and criteria used to refine a topic into an appropriate research question.