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Book Synopsis
This book provides teaching librarians and others who deliver instruction in information literacy with fresh approaches to teaching specific concepts such as, developing a topic and thesis, constructing Boolean strategies, and evaluating the credibility of a source.

Trade Review
Gavin's book would be an excellent addition to most academic libraries. * Public Services Quarterly, December 2008 *
Instructors will find this a useful resource. -- Cynthia Crosser * Booklist, May 2008 *

Table of Contents
Part 1 List of Figures and Tables Part 2 Introduction: Information vs. Wisdom Chapter 3 1. Selecting and Narrowing Topics Chapter 4 2. Developing a Thesis Statement Chapter 5 3. Basic Boolean Search Strategies Chapter 6 4. Evaluating Periodical Literature Chapter 7 5. Search Strategies for Periodical Databases Chapter 8 6. Organization of Knowledge in Academic Libraries Chapter 9 7. Searching Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs) Chapter 10 8. Researching Book Reviews Chapter 11 9. Searching the Web Chapter 12 10. Evaluating Web Sources Part 13 Bibliography Part 14 Index Part 15 About the Author

Teaching Information Literacy

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      Publisher Rlpg/Galleys
      Published 11/28/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780810852020
      978-0810852020
      ISBN-10 0810852020

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book provides teaching librarians and others who deliver instruction in information literacy with fresh approaches to teaching specific concepts such as, developing a topic and thesis, constructing Boolean strategies, and evaluating the credibility of a source.

      Trade Review
      Gavin's book would be an excellent addition to most academic libraries. * Public Services Quarterly, December 2008 *
      Instructors will find this a useful resource. -- Cynthia Crosser * Booklist, May 2008 *

      Table of Contents
      Part 1 List of Figures and Tables Part 2 Introduction: Information vs. Wisdom Chapter 3 1. Selecting and Narrowing Topics Chapter 4 2. Developing a Thesis Statement Chapter 5 3. Basic Boolean Search Strategies Chapter 6 4. Evaluating Periodical Literature Chapter 7 5. Search Strategies for Periodical Databases Chapter 8 6. Organization of Knowledge in Academic Libraries Chapter 9 7. Searching Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs) Chapter 10 8. Researching Book Reviews Chapter 11 9. Searching the Web Chapter 12 10. Evaluating Web Sources Part 13 Bibliography Part 14 Index Part 15 About the Author

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