These special reference tools are to help when doing research by teaching some basics of being effective on the web. Not all sites are good, remember the terms "relable" and "valid". Anyone can put something on the web and the users need to sort it out. Time is also a resource, using time effectively makes the search faster as well as easier. Below are links to several sites to improve your online reasearch skills.
Information Literacy: Information Literacy is a transformational process in which the learner needs to find, understand, evaluate, and use information in various forms to create for personal, social or global purposes.
Special Reference Topics
These special reference tools are to help when doing research by teaching some basics of being effective on the web. Not all sites are good, remember the terms "relable" and "valid". Anyone can put something on the web and the users need to sort it out. Time is also a resource, using time effectively makes the search faster as well as easier. Below are links to several sites to improve your online reasearch skills.
Searching the Web Effectively
Search Engines
Evaluating Web Sites
Citing Electronic Resources
Information Literacy:
Information Literacy is a transformational process in which the learner needs to find, understand, evaluate, and use information in various forms to create for personal, social or global purposes.