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Training and tools: Information Literacy Tutorials

Modules Informatievaardigheid

The Information Literacy Tutorials are short training sessions (on average 10 minutes per module) on specific topics, designed to help you improve your information literacy skills in searching, finding, and processing information.

Getting to know Zuyd Library

Table of content

  1. Zuyd Library On-site and Online
  2. The Zuyd Library website
  3. Locations and opening hours
  4. Borrowing from Zuyd Library
  5. Remote access to databases
  6. Search options on the library website
  7. DiZ search engine
  8. Zuyd Library catalogue
  9. E-Journals | E-books
  10. Databases A–Z
  11. LibGuides – online library guides
  12. Ask your Librarian

Searching the Zuyd Library Catalogue

Table of Contents

  1. Where can I find the catalogue?
  2. Basic search
  3. Search query: the call number
  4. Search by subject
  5. Searching with Boolean operators
  6. Searching with a truncation symbol
  7. Any questions? Ask your Librarian

Generative AI and Literature Research

Table of Contents

  1. About GenAI
  2. Some shortcomings of GenAI
  3. Getting oriented to a topic
  4. Preparing your search
  5. Defining search terms
  6. Conducting your search
  7. Evaluating search results found
  8. Should I mention and reference GenAI?
  9. Referencing
  10. Further Reading

How to Identify Fake News

Table of Contents

  1. Evaluating Information on the Internet
  2. The CRAP test
  3. Fake news on Instagram
  4. Graphs
  5. Deepfake
  6. Infographic on Fake News
  7. Test yourself

Search Techniques

Table of Contents

  1. Boolean searching
  2. Truncation (wildcards)
  3. Wildcards within a word
  4. Exact searching
  5. Search fields
  6. LibGuide Searching and Finding

Search Methods

Table of Contents

  1. Best match method (quick & dirty)
  2. Building block method
  3. Citation Search, Snowball & Pearl Growing Method
  4. 'Searching and Finding' LibGuide

Referencing

Table of Contents

  1. What is a source reference?
  2. Paraphrasing and quoting
  3. APA7
  4. Referencing and GenAI
  5. Tools for referencing sources
  6. Check yourself
  7. Conclusion

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