Research Skills
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Research Skills |
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DON’T GET |
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IN THE WEB |
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Synopsis: DONT GET CAUGHT IN THE WEB dramatizes the library research experience of a student who is trying to do a research paper by only using the internet. A savvy advisor appears and helps him discover the wealth of resources available in the library and leads him through a basic research strategy. RESEARCH STRATEGY MODEL An efficient research strategy moves from GENERAL to SPECIFIC sources. The steps of basic research are represented below in the research strategy model. |
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Time: 18 mins |
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Level: High School-College |
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CAPTURING THE PAST: |
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How to Prepare and Conduct an Oral History Interview |
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Synopsis: CAPTURING THE PAST provides step-by-step instructions for oral history interviewing. By taking the viewer through an actual interview, you’ll learn how to plan, prepare, conduct and preserve oral history, using audio and video tape. When people tell stories about their own lives, bridges are built between generations. Teachers and students bring learning to life through personal context. Researchers add unique insight and perspective to topics and Historians enrich our understanding of events for generations to come. |
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Time: 30 mins |
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Level: High School-College |
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NAVIGATING THE SEA OF INFORMATION |
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Synopsis: NAVIGATING THE SEA OF INFORMATION is about the struggles a student encounters as she attempts to do library research in preparation for a biology class paper. By beginning her research without a plan or strategy she quickly becomes overwhelmed by the huge amount of information available. She literally does not know where to start. She is “adrift in a sea of information.” With the help of a librarian she is able to develop a strategy for narrowing her focus. This plan produces a manageable number of resources which directly relate to her subject. |
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Time: 18 mins |
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Level: High School-College |
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