Online Workshops for Library Skills

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OWL 1: Library Tour and Orientation
Virtual Tour (opens in new window)
People Who Work Here
Library Homepage
Glossary of Library and Research Terms
Exercises
Quiz
OWL 4: Electronic Searching Techniques
Database Structure
Vocabulary for Searching
Techniques for Searching: Boolean and Beyond
Exercises
Quiz
OWL 2: Organizing Your Research
Choose a Topic
Map Your Concepts
Make Your Plan
Do You Need More Information?
Exercises
Quiz
OWL 5: Evaluating Information
General Criteria
Scholarly or Popular?
Primary or Secondary?
The Web
Exercises
Quiz
OWL 3: Finding Information
Books & Library Catalogs
Articles with Databases or Indexes
Searching the Web
Obtaining the Item
Exercises
Quiz
OWL 6: Using Information Ethically
Plagiarism
Citations
Copyright
Exercises
Quiz

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