The Basics
Introduction
The information world can be viewed from many different, overlapping points-of-view. For example, common concepts like fiction and non-fiction or speech and writing divide information into broad categories that can be helpful in understanding and organizing it. We start by looking at 3 of these points-of-view as a context for doing research.
Objectives
- Basic understanding of the Internet
- Distinguish scholarly from popular communication
- Distinguish primary from secondary information sources
