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6. Ethics

e. Summary

Congratulations you have completed the last Chapter of the Information Literacy Tutorial. You should now have: A basic understanding of the Internet and can distinguish scholarly from popular communication, and primary from secondary sources. A general picture of the information world within which research takes place and the differences among some important information sources Selected a topic, generated a research question, and selected key concepts and terms to use when you search for information. A basic understanding of databases, field searching, logical operators and related strategies, and have executed at least one search for information. Learned how to read citations and use them to find information sources. Developed criteria for evaluating your search strategy and information sources. Understand the importance of citing sources to avoid plagiarism.

 

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