LIBRARY 111:WHAT TO EXPECT IN

THIS COURSE AND

WHY YOU NEED TO TAKE

IT Your answer in 5 easy steps

1. Basic goals of the course

College research…~Choosing a Topic~Finding Sources

~Developing Searching Skills

2. Basic tools

Search effectively using …~Books

~Reference books~Database articles

~Websites~Media

3. Basic skills

Evaluate…~Read & analyze ~Think critically &

choose wisely~Scholarly or popular?

4. Tools + skills =

~Communicate effectively

~College-level results

~ Lifelong learning

5. You & Harvard freshmen have the same

goals“Like reading and writing, good

research is a thinking-intensive activity. …It’s all about brainwork: asking

questions, reaching decision points, taking stock of what you find and

moving on from there.”

“Tools of the Trade: A Library Starter Kit for Harvard Freshmen”. hcl.harvard.edu. Harvard University, 02 Apr. 2013.Web.10 May

Please engage your brain…………..