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CSCU Information Literacy Toolkit

Research as Inquiry

 
Research is iterative and depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional questions or lines of inquiry in any field.                 

In-Class Notes Worksheet

Submitted by:   Joy Hansen, CCSU

Contact info:  jhansen@ccsu.edu

Description: 

Provide a notes worksheet highlighting the key points of your instruction that students fill in during your presentation. The final question is a one-minute reflection. Take 5-6 minutes at the end of class to review any questions and share some responses to the reflection. Send faculty a copy of the completed worksheet for uploading into their class in Blackboard.

Skill Set:    Basics     

Resource Type:    Handouts & Instructional Materials     

ACRL Frame:   Research as Inquiry       

Audience:   First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year, Graduate

Length of Lesson:  5-15 mins

Materials Used:   Handouts

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion?  No

Online Activity Worksheet

Submitted by:  Joy Hansen, CCSU

Contact info:  jhansen@ccsu.edu

Description:    After instruction, provide practice time using worksheets. Using Libwizard or Google Docs, review submissions submitted to your email during class time so that you can clarify muddy points and highlight best practices.  (Best for two-shots)

Skill Set:   Researching        Evaluating    

Resource Type:    Activities and Lesson Plans 

ACRL Frame:    Research as Inquiry      Searching as Strategic Exploration    

Audience:   First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year, Graduate

Length of Lesson:  15-30 mins

Materials Used:   Online form

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion? No

Scopus Workshop

Submitted by:  Amy Jansen and Karla Jones

Contact info:  Amy Jansen (jansena2@southernct.edu); Karla Jones (jonesk1@southernct.edu)

Description: As part of the SCSU Office of Online Learning’s Fall programming, Amy Jansen (SCSU Business Research Librarian) and Karla Jones (SCSU Education Librarian) led a virtual workshop on Scopus, an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature made available through the CSCU system. This workshop addressed topics such as advanced searching, analyzing results, research metrics, managing your profile, connecting to ORCID, tracking authors in your area of research, and leveraging Scopus as a collaborative networking and research tool.

 

Skill Set:     Researching        Evaluating    

Resource Type:   Presentations     

ACRL Frame:    Research as Inquiry        Scholarship as Conversation        Searching as Strategic Exploration    

Audience:  Graduate, Faculty 

Length of Lesson: Longer than 60 minutes

Materials Used: Powerpoint presentations that have been converted to PDFs for easier access.  

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion?  No

Why use Databases?

Submitted by:   Tabbi Heavner, Capital Community College

Contact info:  theavner@ccc.commnet.edu

Description: What is a database, and why should you use one?

Skill Set:    Basics         Researching     

Resource Type:   Videos & Tutorials  

ACRL Frame:   Research as Inquiry      

Audience:   First Year, Second Year

Length of Lesson:  Less than 5 min

Materials Used:   PC, laptop, or mobile device

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion?  No