Concise Guide to Information Literacy

Scott Lanning is associate professor and librarian at Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT.Caitlin Gerrity is associate professor and librarian at Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT.

• List of FiguresPrefaceChapter 1: Information and Information LiteracyQuestions to Guide Your ReadingIntroductionWhat Is Information?Information SourcesWhat Does It Mean to Be Literate?What Is Information Literacy?Why Is Information Literacy Important?VocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 2: Information Literacy and the LibraryQuestions to Guide Your ReadingIntroductionLibrary AnxietyThe LibrarianResearch HelpInterlibrary LoanLibrary InstructionThe Research ProcessVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 3: Curiosity, the Information Need, and the Research QuestionQuestions to Guide Your ReadingCuriosityCuriosity and LearningCuriosity and MotivationInformation NeedFormulating and Reformulating the Research QuestionVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 4: The Types of Information and Its SourcesQuestions to Guide Your ReadingThe Organization of Academic Knowledge and Publishing LiteracyParts of InformationOriginAudienceTimeFormats of InformationPhysicalDigitalTypes of InformationBackground Information SourcesBooksNews SourcesMagazinesJournalsIncluding Diverse PerspectivesVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 5: Exploring the Information Landscape and Finding ResourcesQuestions to Guide Your ReadingChoosing the Right Search ToolWhat Is a Database?Free DatabasesFee DatabasesSearching Library DatabasesChoosing a DatabaseAccessing the Information in DatabasesFederated Searching and Discovery LayersSearching DatabasesBasic SearchAdvanced SearchPhrase SearchingBoolean OperatorsNestingStemmingRevising the SearchChoosing KeywordsUsing Subject Searching and Field SearchingFacetsSearching the Library CatalogRetrieving MaterialsSearching the WebWeb Search EnginesAdvanced SearchingVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 6: Evaluating Research and InformationQuestions to Guide Your ReadingEvaluation and Critical ThinkingEvaluating Sources Found through the Library CatalogRelevancePurposeScope and DepthStyleValidityTimelinessAuthorityAccuracyEvaluating ArticlesRelevancePurposeScope and DepthStyleValidityTimelinessAuthorityAccuracyEvaluating WebsitesRelevancePurposeScope and DepthStyleValidityTimelinessAuthorityAccuracyEvaluation of Your Research ProcessResearch QuestionSearch StatementKeywordsDatabase SelectionDiverse and Inclusive SourcesVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 7: Research Management and Your Role in the Research CommunityQuestions to Guide Your ReadingUsing Information EthicallyCitationsCitation StylesStyle GuidesResearch ManagementDatabase Research ManagementResearch Management SoftwareInserting Citations and Bibliographies into Research PapersResearch CommunityScholarly CommunicationsVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 8: Creating a Product and Using InformationQuestions to Guide Your ReadingUsing InformationIntellectual Property and CopyrightFair UsePlagiarismQuoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing InformationSynthesizing InformationUsing Library ResourcesUsing Electronic SourcesUsing Web SourcesVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 9: Critically Reflecting and Sharing Your ProductQuestions to Guide Your ReadingOrganizationLogicProofreadingCritically ReflectingCommunicating Your FindingsClassroom CommunicationProfessional CommunicationThe TakeawayVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesBibliographyIndex

Overall, the Concise Guide to Information Literacy provides a thorough overview of the academic research process. The authors have thoughtfully edited the content and reframed the text using the Reflective Inquiry Model without diminishing the source material. This is an improved edition that is well worth including in an academic collection.