'An Introduction to Types of Information'
The student will:
- Given a need for a particular type of information (i.e. overview, scientific research, news), identify and use an appropriate type of source, such as:
- encyclopedia article
- book
- magazine article
- journal article
- newspaper article
- primary source
- government publication
- Differentiate between popular magazines and scholarly journals
- Articulate the advantages of the different types of media in which information is found
- Differentiate among major finding aids typically used in libraries: library catalog, research databases, Internet search engines.
