workshop goals students will develop some research skills basic skills
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Workshop Goals students will develop some research skills Basic skills availability of their research guide and that it is [usually] a comprehensive starting point awareness of print and e-reference books for background reading power of keyword searching when used effectively - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Workshop Goals1. students will develop some research skills
Basic skills• availability of their research guide and that it is [usually] a
comprehensive starting point• awareness of print and e-reference books for background
reading• power of keyword searching when used effectively• skills in the Tufts catalog and databases• finding text
Advanced skills• thesaurus searching• cited reference searching• multi-database searching• using search alerts
2. students will know who I am and how I can help them
Workshop Challenges• Teaching thesaurus searching effectively and
successfully• Empowering, not losing Tufts+ students• Creating a meaningful homework assignment• Successfully assessing some of the exercises