Information now
Subtitle: a graphic guide to student research
By: Matt Upson, C. Michael Hall, and Kevin Cannon
Contributors: Hall, C. Michael, author; Cannon, Kevin, author
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
ISBN-13: 9780226095691
Subjects: Library research; Information literacy; Comic books, strips
Description: Every day researchers face an onslaught of irrelevant, inaccurate, and sometimes insidious information. While new technologies provide powerful tools for accessing knowledge, not all information is created equal. Valuable information may be tucked away on a shelf, buried on the hundredth page of search results, or hidden behind digital barriers. With so many obstacles to effective research, it is vital that higher education students master the art of inquiry. Information Now is an innovative approach to information literacy that will reinvent the way college students think about research. Instead of the typical textbook format, it uses illustrations, humor, and reflective exercises to teach students how to become savvy researchers. Students will learn how to evaluate information, to incorporate it into their existing knowledge base, to wield it effectively, and to understand the ethical issues surrounding its use.
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Table of contents: title: The process : steps to finding and using the right information. anytime. anywhere; title: How information is organized and found : the basics; title: Searching and library catalogs : understanding the hunt for information; title: Journals and databases; title: Searching the open web; title: Evaluating your sources; title: Using information ethically.