KUSD Online Subscriptions

~To get more info about something that interests them ~ Product info or how to do something

~ To complete an assignment

Why Students Search....

http://www.kusd.edu/departments/library_media/middle.html

Searching......

vs.

Adding specific terms increases chances for success in searching.

For example: cornbread or recipe sweet corn bread

Searches vary from database to databaseEasiest to start broad, get specific, use

database organization to guide you

~ Encyclopedic Britannica, World Book

~ Topical digested information CultureGrams, World Conflicts Today

~ Newspapers and magazines SIRS, Historical Newspapers

~ Criticism/ EditorialLiterary Reference, Novelist

Types of KUSD Online Resources

The tendency of instructors to throw open the topic of student research.

We argue that any instructor who allows students to tackle "any topic you are interested in" invites plagiarism but also introduces much confusion.

Generating a major umbrella question with students doing various subtopics either as groups or individuals under the umbrella is much more likely to result in a smooth beginning and focused inquiry. It also allows for a major analysis across student research projects in the end.

Loertscher, Koechlin, & Zwaan, 2007

Let’s take a look at our subscriptions.....

http://www.kusd.edu

Nichols, James T. "The 3 Directions: Situated Information Literacy." College & Research Libraries 70.6 (2009): 515-530. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts. EBSCO. Web. 15 Apr. 2010. Vancouver/ICMJE.

Loertscher, David V. "the front end load of student research." Teacher Librarian 36.4 (2009): 42-43. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts. EBSCO. Web. 15 Apr. 2010. Vancouver/ICMJEReferences.

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