Library Research 101
Syllabus

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The exact syllabus will change according to the format the class is offered in. The topics will be the same.

Topics:

How Information is organized and packaged
Dewey Decimal system and how to locate materials in the library
Using books for research: Both in print and online
Online Catalogs
How to begin doing research
Encyclopedias: Subject and General, Print and online
Using Fact Sources: Print and Online
Evaluating Periodicals
Online Databases
Newspapers
Biographical Information
Literary Criticism

Midterm and a Final or Final Project
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