Description

Overview:

The Search Strategies lesson is mapped to the Searching as Strategic Exploration Frame and introduces the concept of strategic searching in order to use search tools more effectively. By understanding strategic searching techniques, students will be able to not only compose an initial search query, but will be able to refine and revise their search in order to locate relevant sources. In this lesson students will learn how to:

Identify keywords and search terms
Strategically combine search terms using Boolean operators and punctuation
Evaluate search results to apply useful search refinements

Subject:

Information Science

Level:

High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division, Graduate / Professional, Adult Education

Material Type:

Activity/Lab, Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Module

Author:

Alice Anderson, Joelle Pitts, New Literacies Alliance, Rachel Vukas, Sara K. Kearns

Provider:

New Literacies Alliance

Date Added:

08/20/2021