Students will learn search strategies and techniques for developing targeted searches using Boolean operators and quotation marks. They will learn how to make searches broader or narrower using search terms. Students will also learn how to distinguish different types of resources to select relevant sources, and how to use abstracts, subject headings and limiters to narrow searches successfully. Additionally, they will learn the location of the Information Desk and how to use the Ask A Librarian service for help with research topics or assignments.

1. EN102 Learning Outcomes
Class One
Students will extract relevant keywords and related search terms from their thesis statement or research
question in order to develop a targeted search strategy
Students will use Boolean operators and quotation marks in order to construct valid search strings in Scout
(EDS)
Student will use search terms and search strategies in order to make their search broader or narrower
Students will know the location of and services available at the Information Desk and how to use Ask A
Librarian in order to solicit help on their own
Class Two
Students will distinguish between different types of resources in order to select relevant and reliable sources
appropriate to the topic and assignment
Students will use abstracts, subject headings and limiters in order to narrow a search successfully
Students will know how to use link resolvers in order to expand the number of full text articles they are able
to retrieve
Students will know the location of and services available at the Information Desk and how to use Ask A
Librarian in order to solicit help on their own
Nancy Fawley
Sara Whitver
The University of Alabama Libraries
January 2013