Use these interactive modules to introduce you to foundational information literacy skills and concepts. Go at your own pace! Click on each link for additional information and to open the tutorial.
The learning objectives for this module are to describe how a search engine works and discover the unique uses of the search engines Google and Google Scholar.
Learning Objectives for this module include listing databases that you encounter in daily life; describing what a library database is and the types of materials it contains; and locating three library databases on the GW Libraries website.
Learn how to distinguish between a general and a subject library database; match information needs and search strategies to appropriate subject databases; and compare the results of a search in a general database vs. a subject specific database.
Be able to identify the main concepts in a research question; practice generating a list of keywords or search terms for a research topic; and use “Boolean” operators in a search.
