This document provides an overview of a college library course, outlining its basic goals, tools, and skills. The course aims to teach students how to choose research topics, find and evaluate sources using the library's books, databases, and other materials. It emphasizes developing critical thinking abilities to distinguish scholarly from popular sources and communicate effectively. The summary concludes that like reading and writing, research is an intellectual exercise that requires asking questions and making decisions throughout the research process.

1. LIBRARY 111:
WHAT TO
EXPECT IN THIS
COURSE AND
WHY YOU NEED
TO TAKE IT
Your answer in 5 easy steps

2. 1. Basic goals of the course
College research…
~Choosing a Topic
~Finding Sources
~Developing
Searching Skills

3. 2. Basic tools
Search effectively using …
~Books
~Reference books
~Database articles
~Websites
~Media

4. 3. Basic skills
Evaluate…
~Read & analyze
~Think critically &
choose wisely
~Scholarly or popular?

5. 4. Tools + skills =
~Communicate effectively
~College-level results
~ Lifelong learning

6. 5. You & Harvard freshmen
have the same
goals
“Like reading and writing, good research is a
thinking-intensive activity. …It’s all about
brainwork: asking questions, reaching
decision points, taking stock of what you find
and moving on from there.”
“Tools of the Trade: A Library Starter Kit for Harvard Freshmen”. hcl.harvard.edu. Harvard
University, 02 Apr. 2013.Web.10 May
Please engage your brain…………..