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Etrain modules with objectives
General Overview of the UIC LIbrary
 Library Website Tour
Users will be able to:
 correctly identify the functions of each of the buttons on the library
homepage
 state the minimum technical requirements necessary to access library
resources
 explain what is needed to access library resources remotely
 Library Locations Tour
Users will be able to:
 match the library with its locations on a campus map
 demonstrate how to find the hours and services for the library
 name a site library
 How Library Information is organized
Users will be able to:
 Explain why library materials are classified
 Demonstrate the ability to read a call number successfullythe different
classification systems used (LC, Dewey, Sudoc, NLM)
 Apply their knowledge of a classification to correctly shelve an item in
the library
Understanding Library Resources
 Indexes and Databases (Introduction to)
Users will be able to:
 Describe what indexes and databases are
 Demonstrate and understanding of when to use indexes and
databases
 Choosing an index
Users will be able to:
 understand the importance of choosing an appropriate index
 know how to determine the subject area of their research
inquiry
 know how to find an index (at UIC) that covers the subject
area
 qUICsearch (Webfeat)
Users will be able to:
 understand what qUICsearch can do for them
 know when and why to use qUICsearch
 know how to do a simple search in qUICsearch
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Eric
PsychInfo
PubMed
Web of Science
Journal Citation Reports
 Library Catalogs (Introduction to)
Users will be able to:
 know what library catalogs are
 know when to use library catalogs
 how catalogs differ from indexes
 which catalogs are most important for them to know and why
 UICCAT - basic
Users will be able to:
 be able to perform an author, title, and keyword search in the
catalog
 know how to read the citations for the items retrieve
 UICCAT – advanced
Users will be able to:
 Be able to perform a subject search
 construct a nested search
 use truncation symbols
 Illinet Online
Users will be able to:
 know when to use Illinet Online
 understand retrieval options for items found
 be able to perform successful author, title, keyword searches
 Worldcat
Users will be able to:
 know when to use Worldcat
 what information from Worldcat is important
 be able to perform successful author, title, keyword searches
 Worldcat
Users will be able to:
 know when to use Worldcat
 what information from Worldcat is important
 be able to perform successful author, title, keyword searches
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 WebZ
Users will be able to:
 know when to use WebZ
 understand retrieval options for items found
 be able to perform successful author, title, keyword searches
 Maps and other Cartographic Materials (Introduction to)
Users will be able to:
 know what they can find using maps and other cartographic materials
(including GIS)
 know when to use maps and other cartographic materials
 understand how to find maps and other cartographic materials at UIC
 Special Collections (Introduction to)
Users will be able to:
 know what special collections are
 know when to use special collections
 understand where to find special collection materials at UIC
 Audio and Visual Materials (Introduction to)
Users will be able to:
 know what types of audio and visual materials are available to them
 know when to use audio and visual materials
 understand how to find audio and visual materials at UIC
 Government Documents (Introduction to)
Users will be able to:
 know what they can find using government documents
 know when government documents can be used
 understand how to find government documents at UIC
 The Internet (Introduction to)
Users will be able to:
 know what the Internet is and is not
 know when to use the Internet
 Library resources versus the Internet
Users will be able to:
 understand the differences between library resources
and the Internet
 know when to use library resources
 know when to use Internet resources
 How to search the Internet
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Users will be able to:
 know the difference between search engines, subject
directories, and searchable databases
 know when to choose which type of search interface
 understand the limitations of all Internet search tools
Doing Research I: Conducting a literature review
 Social and Behavioral Sciences, Humanities, Biology, and Applied
Sciences
 Developing a topic
Users will be able to:
 know how to define a research question with an
appropriate scope
 understand how to do preliminary research to define their
question
 know how to translate their research question into search
terms
 Search strategies – Boolean and Beyond
Users will be able to:
 know when and how to use AND, OR, NOT
 know how to construct a complex search strategy (nested
search)
 know how to determine which types of searches are
supported where
 Keyword versus subject searching
Users will be able to:
 know the differences between keyword and subject
searching
 be able to determine when to use keyword or subject
searches
 understand that there are different types of subject
headings
 Primary versus secondary resources
Users will be able to:
 know what constitutes a primary source
 know what constitutes a secondary source
 understand when to use each type of source
 understand how to find each type of source
 Scholarly versus Popular
Users will be able to:
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understand the difference between scholarly and popular
periodicals
understand the terms peer review, experiment, and
empirical
know when to use scholarly and popular publications
know how to find scholarly and popular publications
 Health Sciences
 Introduction to EBM
 EBM
Doing Research II: Locating Library Resources
 Finding full-text journal articles at UIC
Users will be able to:
 understand the scope of the Library's electronic journal collection
 know that there are different methods of accessing each electronic
journal - alphabetical list, catalog, aggregate - and why there is
(normally) no access from the publishers site
 know the difference between searching the journal and using an
aggregate service to search for a topic
 understand the difference between the alphabetical list and the catalog
 know the difference between selected full-text access and a full
subscription
 Evaluation
 Evaluation - authorship
Users will be able to:
 understand the importance of knowing the author for
evaluation purposes
 know how to determine authorship
 know how to verify/find author credentials
 Evaluation - bias
Users will be able to:
 understand that all materials have bias
 understand how bias affects the material
 know ways to determine bias
 Evaluation - date
Users will be able to:
 understand that information changes over time
 understand why the date of the material is important
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know ways to verify that the information they have found
is the most current information available
 Evaluating Internet resources
Users will be able to:
 understand the importance of evaluating Internet
resources
 be able to apply evaluation criteria to internet sites
 How to find a periodical at UIC
Users will be able to:
 know how to search the catalog for holdings and location information
 understand the physical locations of periodicals at UIC
 be able to read on follow the classification schemes
 Citing Resources:
Users will be able to:
 know that there are different citation styles
 be able to identify what is needed in a citation
 understand why to cite
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