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Title Page
A Note for Instructors
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1. College Research and Information Literacy
2. What This Book Will Cover
3. What are Algorithms?
4. The Influence of Algorithms
5. Algorithmic Bias
6. The Attention Economy
7. Algorithms and Polarization
8. Filter Bubbles
9. Conclusion
10. Information Disorder, Truth, and Trust
11. Web Evaluation Skills: A “Bleak” Track Record
12. Information Cynicism
13. College Students and Cynicism
14. Information Hygiene and Info-Environmentalism
15. Conclusion
16. Why Fact-Checking?
17. The SIFT Method
18. Using Wikipedia Effectively
19. Fact-Checking Images and Memes
20. Conclusion
21. Chapter Scenario
22. Information Sources: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
23. Critical Thinking
24. Information Sources: Traditional Formats
25. Information Sources: Media
26. Information Sources: Online
27. Critical Thinking
28. Information Sources: Bias
29. Critical Thinking
30. Conclusion
31. Choosing a Topic
32. Background Reading
33. Conclusion
34. Research Questions
35. Identifying the Main Concepts
36. Avoiding Confirmation Bias
37. Brainstorming Related Terms
38. Creating a Search Statement
39. Conclusion
Chapter Scenario
Using OneSearch: Your California Community College Library’s Search Tool
Critical Thinking
Finding Your Books
Filters and Advanced Search Options in OneSearch
Practice
How Libraries Organize Materials
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
Library of Congress Classification (LCC)
40. Practice
Conclusion
Library Databases: What’s Inside Them?
Choosing a Library Database
Specialized Library Databases: Videos, Ebooks, and More!
Scholarly Articles, Magazine Articles, and Newspaper Articles
You Found Some Resources! Now What?
Preparing to Use a Database: What Do You Need to Find?
Full Text? HTML, PDF, and EPUB
A Very Brief History of the Internet
Search Engines and Tools
Comparing Search Tools
Academic Search Tools
Open Access
Searching and Privacy
Controlling Your Search
Citing: Websites, Web pages, Files, Articles
41. Contributing to the Conversation
42. Why We Cite Sources
43. Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
44. Conclusion
45. Citation Styles
46. When to Cite Sources
47. MLA Style
48. APA Style
49. Citation Steps for Any Style
50. Citation Generators
51. Conclusion
Glossary
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
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