DESCRIPTION
The Library Scavenger Hunt is an assignment designed to give students guidance in using on-line databases to search for information for term papers and research projects.
•The Scavenger Hunt consists of 10 questions for which the students must use on-line database skills.
•They have a week to finish. It is individual, not group, work.
The students receive prior training in class, including where and how to access the databases, formats for citations and attributions, etc.
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Later in the semester they will learn how to transfer their search results to RefWorks, as well as how to use these skills in preparation of a term paper.
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Defined concepts include: search strategy, Boolean logic, refine a search, paywall
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LIBRARY SCAVENGER HUNT
GOALS OF THE SCAVENGER HUNT
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- Students will become familiar with the behind-the-scenes logistics of on-line databases.
- 2.Students will perform more fruitful searches by comparing the results of different search strings and Boolean searches.
- 3.Students will obtain articles that appear in their searches.
- 4.Students will understand the differences among databases.
THE ASSIGNMENT
This is the handout that the students receive. I have added notes in red; the students do not see the red text.
CRITICAL THINKING
The last task of the project (question 10) draws on the following critical thinking skills:
- Analysis:
"After reading the above passage, formulate a question about this problem." - Synthesis:
"Construct and execute a search strategy to answer your question." - Communication:
"Document your search strategy and results."
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