This guide accompanies the library session in the Research-based Writing 1299 course and is intended to cover the following learning objectives:
Library Session Learning Objectives
Through this library session, students will learn to:
- recognize the key concepts within a research statement in order to more efficiently search library databases.
- brainstorm related key-terms to a research topic in order to find a variety of research articles on the topic.
- utilize available database searching strategies in order to focus and expand a search.
- bring these skills together by using a library database to find articles for the research topic.
- identify characteristics of, and differences between, scholarly, trade, and popular publications in order to select the proper resources for research.
