GS 101 Session 01 --  (Early Warnings affect your grade. Please refer to the handout of Course Syllabus to see how grades are set up).

To access Course documents go to http://www.trocaire.edu. Scroll down to the left side of the page and click on e-students. 

• The login is your last name, first initial; password is the last 4 digits of your SS#. 

• Select GS 101-01 from your class list and you will see all the course information.

• Look for course announcements too!

• V. IMPORTANT!! If a student cannot view uploaded course documents, follow these instructions:

     1. Go to the Internet Explorer Tools menu

     2. Select Internet Options

     3. Select Advanced tab

     4. Scroll down to Security

     5. Check the Do not save encrypted pages to disk option.

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GS101 

Assessment RUBRIC for GS 101 

Resources that may be of help:

LIBRARY

1. Library Research

2. Library Research Helpful Hints

3. How to use the library ©2000 University of Minnesota  Libraries Team

4. How to find books and more  an online tutorial from the WNY Library Resources Council

5. Dewey Classification

6. Library of Congress vs Dewey Classification

7. Ready Reference

8. Study Tips  (includes online practice tests)

RESEARCH TOPICS

1. Creating Search Statements 

2. Boolean Searching animated samples

DATABASES

1. Database organization and structure

2. Database Articles- Take the tutorial to learn how to search EBSCOhost. See also 
   Citation Styles

3. What is the difference between a Database article and one you find on the Internet?

4. What's a Journal? -a one minute online tutorial

5. Journal Magazine Comparison

INTERNET

1. The Internet -- what it is 

2. http://www.internettutorials.net/started.html  

3. Internet Resources Page

4. Internet Research Quiz

5. Internet Searching Game

6. What is the difference between an article you find on the Internet and one from a Database?

7. Evaluating Internet Resources

   • The Internet Detective: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/index.html  

   • Internet Evaluation

   • Internet Criteria for Quality Information - a one minute tutorial

   • Guidelines on Evaluating health information, from MedlinePlus®

   • HOAXBUSTERS -  Tells you the latest on Internet scams

   • Here is a FAKE site at http://www.rythospital.com AND here is what they say about this site at the Museum of Hoaxes 

   • The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources © Susan E. Beck at NMSU

    

8. Reputable Web Guides & Directories to check out if your source of internet information is reliable:

   • Infomine at http://lib-www.ucr.edu

   • Librarians Index to the Internet at http://www.lii.org

   • Internet Scout Project at http://scout.cs.wisc.edu

9. Indexes

10. Websites for Beginners 

11. Best Search Engines Summary © 2004 Infopeople Project

12. Specialized Search Engine Guide

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The next 2 links are from the Bryant & Stratton class, Information Literacy 100 out of Albany. Thought you would be interested how things are done by others. 

• Lessons posted online here >>http://vl.bryantstratton.edu /Default.aspx?tabid=37

• Blog Go >http://suziestudent.blogspot .com/ 

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