Information Literacy and Critical Thinking

This guide provides instructions and ideas for using the Question to Query: Keyword Challenges found in the Action Zone section of this Kit. Activities in the Keyword Challenge series direct students to think about what's important to search for before building a query. Hurried searchers typically overlook this important first step. Taking a little time to think about important ideas and available words before searching saves time in the long run.

From North Carolina State University

"The Boolean Machine is a tool for visualizing the effects of Boolean operators on keyword searches. It was created to teach the importance of Boolean operators in effective search strategies."

©2009 by Chris Niemeyer, University of Missouri-St. Louis. No parts of the text, coding, or appearance of this tutorial maybe copied or modified without the express permission of the author

"The Boolean Machine is a tool for visualizing the effects of Boolean operators on keyword searches. It was created to teach the importance of Boolean operators in effective search strategies."

This tutorial explains how to use Wikipedia as an exploratory tool and where it can appropriately fit in the research process. Opens in new window.

Created by Michael Baird, Cooperative Library Instruction Project (CLIP)