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InfoSkills: Mandatory part of the first-year and premaster's curriculum
InfoSkills for Economics and Management
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InfoSkills for Economics and Management
InfoSkills @ TiU
InfoSkills for TiSEM students
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Module A
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Popular, professional & scholarly sources
Traditionally published sources
A closer look at scholarly sources
Scholarly sources: Journals
Scholarly sources: Books
Scholarly books vs. scholarly articles
Grey literature
Source credibility
Credible sources: Examples
Module B
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The different sections of the web
Google & Google Books
Google Scholar
Google Scholar: Search tips
Google Scholar: Citation searching
Library databases
Google Scholar vs. library databases
Module C
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Database searching: Playing by the rules
Search terms & search techniques
1. Search terms
2.1. Boolean operators
2.2. Nesting
2.3. Field searching
2.4. Phrase searching
2.5. Truncation & wildcards
2.6. Setting limits & refining results
Effective searches
Module D
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What is WorldCat Discovery?
Where is WCD on the TiU website?
Front page: Basic Search
Advanced Search page
WCD: Results page
The A-Z Journal list
Module E
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About the library databases
Finding full text articles from databases
Choosing the right database
1. EconLit
1.1. EconLit: Advanced search page
1.2. Econlit: Results page
2. Web of Science
2.1. Web of Science: Basic Search page
2.2. Web of Science: Result page
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