Biology 151

Library Research Learning Modules

• Module 1--Obj. 1 & 2 --approx. 3 minutes 45 seconds
  --Know who is the biology librarian and how to get help
  --Know how to get to the Library Research Station & library services
  
  
• Module 2--Obj. 3, 4 & 5--approx. 5 minutes 45 seconds
  --Know how to access the Library's Biology Resources page
  --Know what is a scholarly journal
  --Know which databases/indexes have abundant full-text
  
  
• Module 3A-Obj. 6--approx. 4 minutes 20 seconds
  --Know basic searching of Academic Search
  Specifically, the basic search commands (AND, OR, Phrases)
  and how to access Academic Search
  
  
• Module 3B--Obj. 6--approx. 11 minutes 50 seconds
  --Know basic searching of Academic Search
  Specifically, what is offered: screens, qualifiers, indexing terms, sorting, limits, printing, emailing, and other options as applied in a search
  for answers to "what crops have been engineered with the Bt-toxin gene?"
  
  
• Module 4--Obj. 7--approx. 8 minutes 35 seconds
  --Know how to use the "Find It" option to determine availability of articles.
  Includes discussion of interlibrary loan.
  
  
• Module 5--Obj. 8 (approx. 5 minutes)
  --Know basic searching of Science Direct

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