Searching as Strategic Exploration
Accessing Asnuntuck eBooks from Home
Submitted by: Tabbi Heavner, Asnuntuck Community College
Contact info: theavner@acc.commnet.edu
Description: Video tutorial with directions for accessing eBooks from home
Skill Set: Basics Researching
Resource Type: Videos & Tutorials
ACRL Frame: Searching as Strategic Exploration
Audience: First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year, Graduate
Length of Lesson: Less than 5 mins
Materials Used: None
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion? No
- Accessing eBooks from Home (ACC)This material is not openly licensed. Use the contact info to inquire about permission to use/adapt the material.
Get in the Driver's Seat Sheet
Submitted by: Joy Hansen, Central CT State University
Contact info: jhansen@ccsu.edu
Description: Activity worksheet that is completed within a class session after instruction, collected, and reviewed by the librarian. It can accompany any research guide and can be tailored to any lesson to assess if the session objectives have been met.
Skill Set: Basics Researching
Resource type: Assessment Tools
ACRL Frame: Searching as Strategic Exploration
Audience: Undergraduate
Length of Lesson: 15-30 minutes
Materials Used: Paper handout or a digital version using Google Forms or other tool
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion? No
- Get in the Driver's Sheet WorksheetThis assessment tool by Joy Hansen at Central CT State University is licensed under CC0.
Jeopardy Game
Submitted by: Joy Hansen, Central CT State University
Contact info: jhansen@ccsu.edu
Description: This is an online program patterned after Jeopardy that can be easily edited to create a fun competitive activity to assess comprehension after instruction. For example, I have provided a library resource overview and then divided the class into two teams to play online Jeopardy. I've created categories such as "Library Website" or "Using the Online Catalog" or "Finding a Book" and created answers on what I felt are the most important takeaways from my instruction. Students need to answer in the form of a question!
Skill Set: Basics (or other categories depending on answers)
Resource type: Software Use
ACRL Frame: Searching as Strategic Exploration (or other categories depending on answers)
Audience: First-Year
Length of Lesson: 15-30 minutes
Materials Used: Computer
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion? No
- Jeopardy GameThis software suggested by Joy Hansen, Central CT State University carries an unknown license.
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
- Online Activity WorksheetThis activity worksheet by Joy Hansen at CCSU is licensed under CC-BY.
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
- Scopus Workshop (Southern)This material is not openly licensed. Use the contact info to inquire about permission to use/adapt the material.
Using Books for Research
Submitted by: Debbie Herman, Manchester Community College
Contact info: dherman@manchestercc.edu
Description:
Books are excellent sources of information in the right context, yet college students often struggle with how best to incorporate them into their research. This is mostly due to inexperience, but by the end of this learning module students will be able to locate and evaluate books on any topic as well as put them to effective use as evidence in research papers.
Skill Set: Researching
Resource Type: Videos & Tutorials
ACRL Frame: Scholarship as Conversation Searching as Strategic Exploration
Audience: First Year
Length of Lesson: 5-15 mins
Materials Used: Computer and internet access
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion? No