Review for Mid-Term Exam, 2/20 In-Class

The format:

• Multiple-choice
• True/False
• Short Answer

Major themes covered:

• Evaluation Criteria, the CRAAP test

• The Research Process (characteristics of good research questions, etc) 

• Different types of information sources (books, journal articles, magazines; primary/secondary/tertiary; special collections, etc)

• The Information Cycle

• The UWG Library Catalog

• Databases (interdisciplinary and subject-specific)

What to study:

• Class Handouts and In-Class Exercises (Find these files in CourseDen if you can't find your copy)
• Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP Test
• The Research Process
• Database Searching with Academic Search Complete
• Database Searching 2
• Presentations from Class (Find in CourseDen)
• The Research Process
• Types of Information Sources (and the Information Cycle)
• Course Blog Posts
• Recap: Finding Articles and Books
• Library Basics
• Scholarly vs. Popular Reading Assignments