- During the fall semester of 2003 the Library faculty taught
E-Research: Information-Seeking Skills and Strategies. This
3-credit course was conducted through the Media and Information
Technology department, a cross-disciplinary major. The class
concentrated on the use of the Internet for research in a
variety of fields, emphasizing online research techniques
and effective onl
ine search strategies. Topics covered included
the organization of information; evaluation and selection
of databases; evaluation of information from web resources;
online periodical databases; the use of search engines; and
copyright and fair use issues. Electronic resources were explored
in the fields of business, the humanities, the social sciences,
medicine, the sciences, Kevin Norris, Reference Librarian, was the principal instructor
for the course. Guest lecturers included Attorney Jeffrey
Hill; Reference Librarians Katie Duke and Linda Neyer; Bonnie
Strohl, Associate Director of the Library; and Abigail Byman,
General Counsel for The University of Scranton.
This is the second semester in which E-Research has been taught. It was first taught in Fall of 2002.
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Kevin Norris