Teaching Information Literacy A Conceptual

This book provides teaching librarians and others who deliver instruction in information literacy, fresh approaches to teaching specific concepts such as, developing a topic and thesis, constructing Boolean strategies, and evaluating the credibility of a source.

Christy Gavin is coordinator of Instructional Services at California State University in Bakersfield.

Introduction: Information vs. Wisdom	p. 1
Selecting and Narrowing Topics	p. 7
Developing a Thesis Statement	p. 25
Basic Boolean Search Strategies	p. 37
Evaluating Periodical Literature	p. 55
Search Strategies for Periodical Databases	p. 81
Organization of Knowledge in Academic Libraries	p. 103
Searching Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs)	p. 117
Researching Book Reviews	p. 137
Searching the Web	p. 157
Evaluating Web Sources	p. 181
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