Research & Information Literacy Labs from the Buxton Library Located in K117

WHAT is it? A concise research/information literacy lab geared to assisting students in using critical thinking to acquire robust research skills applicable across content areas. This is research made easy through the use of authoritative databases which offer electronic books, journals, magazine and news articles plus the power of the web.

Class Is In Session video

Specifics:

Research Lab 1:  Applicable for Entry Level Courses

• Topic Selection/Broaden or Narrow A Topic
• Search Strategies Using Keywords & Boolean Logic
• Critical Thinking for Source Selection – Books/Articles/Web
• How To Navigate the Buxton Library Website
• How To Navigate Proprietary Databases and Google Advanced Web
• Citation Practice/Annotated Bibliography--MLA & APA

Research Lab 2:  Applicable for Upper Level Courses and/or Prolonged Research Projects

• Brief Overview of Research Lab 1
• Ebrary Bookshelf – Highlighting and Post-Its
• Creating a Custom Search Using Subject Specific Databases
• Journal Title Lookup & Citation Chasing
• Google Scholar & Alert
• Citation Practice – MLA & APA

WHERE: K117

Note: No admittance after the first 5 minutes!

Instruction Schedule

Watch this space for Fall dates!

Research Lab 1 Survey

Research Lab 2 Survey

NOTE: The Research Lab Observes School Holidays

Your library faculty will provide proof of completion as well as an Information Literacy assessment for your convenience in awarding points. If you should have a highly unique research assignment, click the following to request a content-specific oneshot instruction session.