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Choosing & Using Sources: Instructor Resources

Category: Finding Sources

Exploring Data as Sources 2D

June 11, 2018 / / Comments Off on Exploring Data as Sources 2D
Estimated In-Class Time 15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time 20 min
Downloads In-Class Procedure
Pre-Class Procedure

After having read the Data as Sources section, Chapter 2 of Choosing & Using Sources, and been assigned to write a few sentences about either the most surprising part, confusing part, or part that sounds most difficult, students discuss what they wrote as their instructor asks follow up questions and untangles the confusing and difficult parts.
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Using Source Locator 3F

July 31, 2017 / / Comments Off on Using Source Locator 3F
Estimated In-Class Time 15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time 20 min
Downloads Handout 3F-1
Handout 3F-2
Answer Key 3F-1
In-Class Procedure
Pre-Class Preparation

Using the assignment directions for their research project and a form from Choosing & Using Sources (a handout here), students decide where to look for the kinds of sources they’ll need.
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Subject Heading Searching 5B

July 21, 2017 / / Comments Off on Subject Heading Searching 5B
Estimated In-Class Time 15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time 30 min
Downloads Handout 5B-1
In-Class Procedure
Pre-Class Preparation

Students complete a handout that guides them as they do a subject heading search in a database selected by their instructor. A short discussion follows.
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Specialized Databases: Pretest/Post-Test 5A

June 30, 2017 / / Comments Off on Specialized Databases: Pretest/Post-Test 5A
Estimated In-Class Time 10 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time 20-30 min
Downloads Handout 5A-1
Handout 5A-2
Answer Key 5A-1
In-Class Procedure
Pre-Class Preparation

Before the instructor’s lecture and demonstration about specialized databases, students complete a short pretest that covers basic information about databases and how to use them in order to prime them to learn more. The instructor may also give an identical post-test at the end of class to see how much students learned from his/her lecture and demonstration.
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Third Step to Precision Searching 4C

June 30, 2017 / / Comments Off on Third Step to Precision Searching 4C
Estimated In-Class Time 15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time 20 min
Downloads Handout 4C-1
Answer Key 4C-1
In-Class Procedure
Pre-Class Preparation

After an introduction by the instructor, students complete a handout for some cognitive practice on using advanced precision searching techniques, such as phrase searching and Boolean operators, as the third step to keyword searching online. A discussion about the answers follows.
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Second Step to Precision Searching 4B

June 30, 2017 / / Comments Off on Second Step to Precision Searching 4B
Estimated In-Class Time 15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time 20 min
Downloads Handout 4B-1
Answer Key 4B-1
In-Class Procedure
Pre-Class Preparation

After an introduction by the instructor, students complete a handout for some cognitive practice on the second step to keyword searching online. That step is to consider terms related to the main concepts in a research question, which they have already identified.
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First Step to Precision Searching 4A

June 30, 2017 / / Comments Off on First Step to Precision Searching 4A
Estimated In-Class Time 10 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time 20 min
Downloads Handout 4A-1
Answer Key 4A-1
In-Class Procedure
Pre-Class Preparation

After an introduction by the instructor, students complete a handout for some cognitive practice on identifying main concepts in a research question as the first step to keyword searching online. A short discussion about the answers follows.
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About This Site

The activities in Instructor Resources were developed by Cheryl Meredith Lowry, Ph.D., and Christopher S. Younkin, M.A., M.L.I.S. The visual design and layout are by Robyn Ness and Ingrid Raphael. All were in the Teaching and Learning Department of The Ohio State University Libraries. Video recommendations were made by Judith Cerqua, M.L.I.S.; Daniel Dotson, M.L.I.S.; Jane Hammons, M.L.S.; Cheryl Meredith Lowry, Ph. D.; and Nicholas Wilkenson, M.L.I.S. All were at The Ohio State University Libraries. Contact us at choosingsources@osu.edu.
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