Information Literacy Program
Review
What We've Learned So Far:
-Information cycles through different sources at different times.
-Information can be divided into several categories, and each one is beneficial and useful in different ways.
What Does This Cover?
By the End of This Module, Students Will be Able To:
-Use search strategies when researching in FOLIO
-Utilize the filters in FOLIO for effective searching
Frameworks Covered:
-Research as Inquiry
-Searching as Strategic Exploration
Hours of Operation (HTML)
Summer Hours
- Monday 7:00AM - 5:00PM
- Tuesday 7:00AM - 5:00PM
- Wednesday 7:00AM - 5:00PM
- Thursday 7:00AM - 5:00PM
- Friday 7:00AM - 4:30PM
- Saturday CLOSED
- Sunday CLOSED
Side Box
Hoopla is here!
- Sign up by creating an account using an email and password of your choice.
- Next, search for “OSU Institute of Technology” to choose as your library.
- Enter your CWID, including the "A", for the Card Number (Library PIN you can leave blank).
Won't Google Work?
Google is a useful tool, but it can be hard to use in this case for two reasons:
1) It's searching for anything and everything that has ever been created.
2) It doesn't take into account what is accurate and not; it just collects information.
The great thing about searching via the library's search tool is that while it is searching for a smaller amount of information, that information is curated. Meaning that the library has picked the databases that the computer will search through.
This saves time in the long run since most are fact-checked.
NOTE: This does not mean that you shouldn't fact-check and read through the source thoroughly. You still have to do due diligence.
Sometimes having your keywords isn't enough. Sometimes you have to narrow your search results down even further. That's where Boolean comes into play.
Boolean is a coding language that communicates with the database or search engine. Think of it like a secret filter.
Check out the infographic below for how to use the Boolean language.
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