Searching the Web
Search Engines and Evaluating
Resources
The Research Paper
Citation Guides
Using the Web for Teaching
Searching the Web
A
Student's
Guide to WWW Research: Web Searching, Web Page Evaluation, and Research
Strategies
A tutorial guide to conducting research on the World
Wide Web for first year composition and rhetoric students. The author
has
synthesized work on research methods and page evaluation to provide
students
with a framework for managing their own Web research.
Tool
Kit
for the Expert Web Searcher
Subject Guides. Search Engines. Metasearch Engines and
Search Engine Collections. Global Searching. Multimedia Searching. The
Invisible Web. Search Engine News. Developed and maintained by
Pat
Ensor.
Internet
Searching Strategies
Formulating a strategy. Maximizing your search results.
Evaluating Internet resources. Citing Internet resources. By the
staff of Fondren Library at Rice University.
Finding
Information on the Internet: a Tutorial
By the staff of the UC Berkeley Library.
Follow the
Information
Trail
Choose and Refine Your Topic. Research Begins Here.
Primary
and Secondary Sources. Scholarly VS Popular. Database Search Tips. Web
Searching. Evaluation of Web Materials.
Search Engines and
Evaluating
Resources
Search
Engine Watch
Web searching tips. Search engine listings.
Reviews,
ratings and tests. Search engine resources.
Five
Criteria for Evaluating Web pages
From "Teaching undergrads WEB
evaluation:
A guide for library instruction." by Jim Kapoun. C&RL News
(July/August
1998): 522-523.
Evaluate
Web Resources
A tutorial and exercises to help you to evaluate the
quality of information you find on the Web.
Critically
Analyzing Information Sources
By Joan Ormondroyd, Michael Engle, and Tony Cosgrave,
Cornell University Library.
Internet
Detective
An interactive tutorial on evaluating the quality of
Internet resources.
Thinking
Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources
By Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library.
Lessons
Learned:
Exemplary Practices in Teaching Web Evaluation (New
Mexico
State University)
Evaluation
of
information sources
Pointers to criteria for evaluating information
resources,
particularly those on the Internet.
Critical
Evaluation Surveys
By kathy Schrock. Includes evaluation forms for
student use.
Evaluating Web
Sites
for Educational Uses: Bibliography and Checklist
Librarians and other information specialists share
their
expertise in evaluating Web information resources in the articles
listed
here. Included in this resource guide is a checklist of questions to
ask
when evaluating a Web site as a potential educational resource.
The Research Paper
The Nuts and Bolts of
College
Writing
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing is for anyone who
wants to write better. It's intended mainly for college students
who have to write essays, reports, and other assignments, but it has
also
helped lots of other people around the world learn how to write
more
clearly, gracefully, and effectively.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Discovering what to write. Organizing your writing.
Revising
your writing. Editing your writing. Writing informal essays. Writing
thesis/suport
essays. Writing argumentative essays. Documenting your sources.
Principles
of Composition
Overcoming Writer's Block. Freewriting.
Clustering.
Outlining. Writing with a Sense of Purpose. Tone: A Matter of
Attitude.
Maintaining Objectivity. Using Concrete, Specific Language.
Using Unbiased Language. Building a Better Vocabulary. Avoiding
Plagiarism.
Being Logical. Formatting Your Paper. The Editing Process.
The Computer as Writing Assistant. The Deadly Sins. Checklist.
Proofreading.
Symbols and Abbreviations.
The
Research
Paper and the World Wide Web
Online study guide for the book The Research
Paper and the World Wide Web by Dawn Rodrigues.
Library
Research Guide for the English Core Writing Program
The steps outlined here will help
you identify and develop your research topic, find general information,
use the library catalog and explore your subject. You will also learn
how
to use indexes to find articles, find and evaluate Internet sources and
how to cite the information you find using a standard format, or style.
Follow these steps and adapt the strategies to your research
assignment.
Designed for students in University of Nevada-Reno Core Writing Program.
Guide for Writing
Research
Papers
Gathering Materials. Taking Notes. Using
Outlines.
Statement on Plagiarism. Working with Quotations. Formatting the
Paper. Based on Modern Language Association (MLA) documentation;
prepared
by the Humanities Department and the Arthur C. Banks, Jr., Library,
Capital
Community College, Hartford, Connecticut.
Step-by-Step
Guide to Finding Information For a Research Assignments
Designed and maintained by Barry Cull, Information
Services
Librarian, University of New Brunswick Libraries
Follow the
Information
Trail
Choose and refine your topic. Research begins here.
Primary
and secondary sources. Scholarly vs. popular. Database search tips. Web
searching. Evaluation of web materials. By staff at Colby College
Library,
Waterville, Maine.
Citation Guides
Karla's
Guide to Citation Guides
Guidelines for
the Preparation of a Bibliography
Columbia
Guide to Online Style
Como citar recursos
electrónicos
How
to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
Documentation
Guide -- Turabian (PDF)
Electronic Reference
Formats Recommended by the APA
Using the Web for Teaching
@ONE
Knowledge Center Training Materials
@ONE offers free, downloadable training materials and online
tutorials
that can assist you with teaching technology applications or to brush
up on your own skills. Topics include: Designing Technology-Enhanced
Instruction, Using Multimedia in the Classroom, Creating an
Instructional Website, Using the Internet for Collaborative Learning,
Using Simulations to Enhance Teaching and Learning and Internet
Research Strategies.
Instructional
Uses of the Web
By Christine Jewell, University of Waterloo Library
Workshop
on Instruction in Library Use Wilfrid Laurier University, May 14 - 16,
1996.
Using the Internet
for Academic Research
Finding Scholarly Communication. The Invisible
Web. Designing Effective Assignments. How to check for plagiarized
material.
Tips for
Effective Library Assignments
By Steve Herro, St. Norbert College Library.
Originally
published in The Beacon: A Guide to Faculty Development at St. Norbert
College.
CREATING
SUCCESSFUL LIBRARY
ASSIGNMENTS (PDF)
From Texas A&M University Libraries.
Creating
Effective Research Assignments
Purpose of Course-Related Research Assignments.
Preparing Your Students. Characteristics of Effective Assignments.
Pitfalls to Avoid. Your Students' Use of Library and Web Resources.
Role of the Librarian. Plagiarism and Citing. (University of Maryland)
Teaching Undergrads
Web Evaluation
A guide for library instruction, by Jim Kapoun.
Creating
Successful Library Assignments: A Guide for Faculty
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Research Tips
(Delta College)
Effective
Library Assignments (Bowling Green State University)
Library
Assignments: Some Tips and Reminders (Canisius
College)
Term
Paper Alternatives (University of California,
Berkeley)
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