Research & Information Fluencies
Areas of Focus
Information Discovery
Librarians work with students to match their information needs and search strategies to appropriate search tools. This is often nonlinear and iterative, requiring the evaluation of a range of sources and the flexibility to pursue alternate approaches as new understanding emerges. We provide students with an overview of the research process with the aim of helping them focus and refine topics for further exploration. In particular, we work with students to develop strategies for searching the millions of items available to them through the library catalog, the library’s nearly two-hundred specialized databases, and the open web.
Information Evaluation and Contextualization
Librarians instruct students on evaluating and contextualizing information from both formal and informal sources and media types. This often begins with discussing basic indicators of credibility like publication type and author credentials to develop students’ awareness of how authority is constructed in various disciplines. We also guide students in asking relevant questions about the origins, context, and suitability of the primary sources they are considering for use in their research.
Data Collection and Organization
Librarians help develop students’ understanding of how the collection and organization of information affects its discoverability. We also work with students on collection-related projects ranging from the creation of metadata records for class assignments to organizing their own research using RefWorks.
Citation and Scholarly Communication
Scholarly communication is a term used by librarians to describe the ways scholars create and share their work with others. It is often characterized as a lifecycle that encompasses the creation, publication, dissemination and discovery of scholarly research. We use teaching the basics of citing sources as an opportunity to engage students in a broader discussion of issues like peer review, publishing practices, and the nature of scholarly conversation in various disciplines.
Course Support, 2021-22
Audio and Video Production
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AFRST 214 - Black Voices in Song
Assignment: Presentation, Video
Tools: Google Slides, PowerPoint, Zoom
Professor: C. Botha
LITS: S. Cunningham
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ANTHR 319 - Crossing and Transgressions
Assignment: Podcast
Tools: PowerPoint, Zoom
Professor: M. Durrani
LITS: B. Saltzman
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ART 213 - Introduction to Video
Assignment: Video
Tools: Adobe Premier
Professor: E. Gant
LITS: B. Olsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ART 221 - Introduction to Animation
Assignment: Video, Animation
Tools: Adobe Premier
Professor: E. Gant
LITS: B. Olsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ASNST 160 - Everyday Islam
Assignment: Podcast, Research Paper
Tools: Audacity, Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog, PowerPoint, Zoom
Professor: U. Hamid
LITS: S. Cunningham, K. Strohmeyer
Semester: Fall 2021 -
DART 240 - Performance, Ritual & Technology
Assignment: Performance, Video
Tools: DJI Mavic Drone, DJI Mavic 2 Drone, DJI Phantom 4 Pro Drone
Professor: A. Huff
LITS: D. Higgins
Semester: Fall 2021
Data Analysis
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ECON 166 - Economic Theory & Evidence
Assignment: MS Excel Workbook
Tools: MS Excel
Professor: M. Alloush
LITS: A. Wu
Semester: Fall 2020 -
ECON 266 - Econometrics
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: STATA
Professor: P. Chaudhuri
LITS: A. Wu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ECON 421 - Development Economics
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: STATA
Professor: E. Conover
LITS: A. Wu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
GOVT 230 - Data Analysis
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: STATA
Professor: Z. Chen
LITS: A. Wu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
HIST 156 - Making Modern Cities
Assignment: Map, Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Internet Resources, Library Catalog, Story Maps
Professor: L. Trivedi
LITS: D. Reichler, K. Strohmeyer
Semester: Fall 2021 -
HIST 377 - Violence, Law & Justice in the Middle Ages
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Google Sheets
Professor: J. Eldevik
LITS: D. Higgins
Semester: Fall 2021
Extended Reality
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ARTH 108 - The Divine Body
Assignment: Online Exhibit, Presentation
Tools: Google Maps
Professor: A. Menon
LITS: B. Saltzman
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ARTH 284 - Northern Renaissance Art
Assignment: Online Exhibit, Presentation
Tools: Artsteps
Professor: L. Tillery
LITS: B. Saltzman
Semester: Fall 2021
Graphic Design and Visualization
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ART 116 - Introduction to Photography
Assignment: Photograph
Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Professor: S. Forero
LITS: B. Olsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ART 221 - Introduction to Animation
Assignment: Video, Animation
Tools: Adobe Premier
Professor: E. Gant
LITS: B. Olsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ARTH 108 - The Divine Body
Assignment: Online Exhibit, Presentation
Tools: Google Maps
Professor: A. Menon
LITS: B. Saltzman
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ARTH 284 - Northern Renaissance Art
Assignment: Online Exhibit, Presentation
Tools: Artsteps
Professor: L. Tillery
LITS: B. Saltzman
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ARTH 320 - Race & Racism in the Middle Ages
Assignment: Website
Tools: WordPress
Professor: L. Tillery
LITS: D. Higgins
Semester: Fall 2021 -
BIO 214 - Healthcare Systems
Assignment: Map
Tools: ArcGIS Online, Story Maps
Professor: H. Lehman
LITS: D. Reichler
Semester: Fall 2021 -
COLEG 300 - NYC program
Assignment: Photograph, Website
Tools:
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, WordPress Professor: R. Knight
LITS: D. Higgins, L. Mayo, B. Olsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ECON 166 - Economic Theory & Evidence
Assignment: MS Excel Workbook
Tools: MS Excel
Professor: M. Alloush
LITS: A. Wu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ECON 266 - Econometrics
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: STATA
Professor: P. Chaudhuri
LITS: A. Wu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ECON 421 - Development Economics
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: STATA
Professor: E. Conover
LITS: A. Wu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ENVST 110 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
Assignment: Map
Tools: ArcGIS Online
Professor: A. Strong
LITS: D. Reichler
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ENVST 220 - Cultural & Natural History of the Adirondack Park
Assignment: Blog, Website
Tools: WordPress
Professor: W. Galusky
LITS: G. Asu, D. Higgins
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ENVST 234 - Environmental Justice
Assignment: Website
Tools: WordPress
Professor: P. Chandrasekaran
LITS: D. Higgins
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ENVST 340 - Changing Arctic Ecosystems
Assignment: Map
Tools: ArcGIS Online, Story Maps
Professor: H. Kropp
LITS: D. Reichler
Semester: Fall 2021 -
GOVT 230 - Data Analysis
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: STATA
Professor: Z. Chen
LITS: A. Wu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
HEOP - Higher Education Opportunity Program
Assignment: Poster
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, PowerPoint, Zoom
Professor: K. Brewer
LITS: G. Asu, S. Cunningham
Semester: Summer 2021 -
HIST 124 - Silk Road
Assignment: Map, Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Internet Resources, Library Catalog, Story Maps
Professor: L. Trivedi
LITS: D. Reichler, K. Strohmeyer
Semester: Fall 2021 -
HIST 156 - Making Modern Cities
Assignment: Bibliography, Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Internet Resources, Library Catalog, MS Excel
Professor: L. Trivedi
LITS: A. Wohnsen, A. Wu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
HIST 377 - Violence, Law & Justice in the Middle Ages
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Google Sheets
Professor: J. Eldevik
LITS: D. Higgins
Semester: Fall 2021 -
PPOL 500 - Senior Project
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog, Powerpoint
Professor: F. Anechiarico
LITS: L. Mayo, A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
PSYCH 324 - Law and Human Behavior
Assignment: Poster
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Powerpoint
Professor: K. Williams
LITS: G. Asu, A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
SOC 238 - Sports & Society
Assignment: Website
Tools: WordPress
Professor: A. Manning
LITS: D. Higgins, R. Larson
Semester: Fall 2021 -
SOC 329 - Sociology of Food Production
Assignment: Blog
Tools: WordPress
Professor: S. Ellingson
LITS: D. Higgins, R. Larson
Semester: Fall 2021 -
THETR 105 - Introduction to Making Theatre
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools:
Professor: J. Larson
LITS: S. Strohmeyer
Semester: Fall 2021
Information Literacy
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ARCH 510 - Senior Seminar
Assignment: Thesis
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog, RefWorks
Professor: L. Carpenter
LITS: R. Larson
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ASNST 115 - Science & Islam: A Global History
Assignment: Research Papers
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: S. Datoo
LITS: A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ASNST 160 - Everyday Islam
Assignment: Podcast, Research Paper
Tools: Audacity, Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog, PowerPoint, Zoom
Professor: U. Hamid
LITS: S. Cunningham, K. Strohmeyer
Semester: Fall 2021 -
BICHM 346 - Biochemistry Lab
Assignment: Bibliography, Literature Review, Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, RefWorks
Professor: N. Relles
LITS: G. Asu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
BIO 100F - Genetic Engineering
Assignment: Bibliography, Literature Review, Research Paper
Professor: N. Nannas
LITS: G. Asu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
BIO 100J - Our Blue Planet
Assignment: Bibliography, Literature Review, Research Paper
Professor: P. Reynolds
LITS: G. Asu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
BIO 428 - Seminar in Genetic Medicine
Assignment: Bibliography, Literature Review, Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases
Professor: N. Nannas
LITS: G. Asu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
GOVT 112-01 - Comparative Politics
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Library Catalog
Professor: A. Chan
LITS: A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
GOVT 112-02 - Comparative Politics
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Library Catalog
Professor: S. Orvis
LITS: A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
GOVT 112 -03 - Comparative Politics
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Library Catalog
Professor: P. Maghsoud-Nia
LITS: A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
HEOP - Higher Education Opportunity Program
Assignment: Poster
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, PowerPoint, Zoom
Professor: K. Brewer
LITS: G. Asu, S. Cunningham
Semester: Fall 2021 -
HIST 156 - Making Modern Cities
Assignment: Map, Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Internet Resources, Library Catalog, Story Maps
Professor: L. Trivedi
LITS: D. Reichler, K. Strohmeyer
Semester: Fall 2021 -
HIST 159 - America in Two World Wars
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Internet Resources, Library Catalog
Professor: T. Seidule
LITS: R. Larson
Semester: Fall 2021 -
HSPST 400 - Writers of the Boom
Assignment: Research Papers
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: J. Burke
LITS: A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
LIT 118 - Food in Literature & Film
Assignment: Presentation
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Internet Resources, Library Catalog
Professor: N. Guttman
LITS: A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
LIT 119 - Literature as/of Medicine
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: O. Oerlemans
LITS: A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
LIT 129 - Truth & Justice: The American Way
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: D. Larson
LITS: A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
LIT 148 - Echoes and Encores
Assignment: Class Discussion
Professor: P. Sundar
LITS: A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
LIT 149 - Finding Identity
Assignment: Presentation, Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Internet Resources, Library Catalog
Professor: K. Terrell
LITS: A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
LIT 221 - Intro to Old English
Assignment: Presentation, Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: K. Terrell
LITS: K. Strohmeyer
Semester: Fall 2021 -
LIT 222 - Chaucer: Gender & Genre
Assignment: Presentation, Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: K. Terrell
LITS: K. Strohmeyer
Semester: Fall 2021 -
LIT 242 - Drama in Dialogue
Assignment: Bibliography, Presentation, Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: K. Terrell
LITS: K. Strohmeyer
Semester: Fall 2021 -
LIT 314 - The New Confessional
Assignment: Essay
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Internet Resources, Library Catalog
Professor: J. Springer
LITS: R. Larson
Semester: Fall 2021 -
LIT 380 - Contemporary Graphic Narrative
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: B. Widiss
LITS: R. Larson
Semester: Fall 2021 -
LIT 496 - Seminar: Independent Projects
Assignment: Thesis
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: B. Widiss
LITS: R. Larson
Semester: Fall 2021 -
PPOL 500 - Senior Project
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog, Powerpoint
Professor: F. Anechiarico
LITS: L. Mayo, A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
PSYCH 324 - Law and Human Behavior
Assignment: Poster
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Powerpoint
Professor: K. Williams
LITS: G. Asu, A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
PSYCH 500 - Senior Project
Assignment: Bibliography, Literature Review, Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: E. Harrigan
LITS: G. Asu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
PSYCH 500 - Senior Project
Assignment: Bibliography, Literature Review, Thesis
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: K. Faig
LITS: G. Asu
Semester: Fall 2021 -
RELST 330 - Martyrdom in Antiquity
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: S. Griffis
LITS: K. Strohmeyer
Semester: Fall 2021 -
SOC 549 - Senior Seminar
Assignment: Thesis
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog, RefWorks
Professor: J. Kucinskas
LITS: R. Larson
Semester: Fall 2021 -
THETR 105 - Introduction to Making Theatre
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools:
Professor: J. Larson
LITS: S. Strohmeyer
Semester: Fall 2021 -
WMGST 101-01 - Introduction to Women & Gender Studies
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: M. Stember
LITS: L. Mayo
Semester: Fall 2021 -
WMGST 101-03 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog
Professor: S. Hussain
LITS: A. Wohnsen
Semester: Fall 2021 -
WMGST 201 - Introduction to Feminist Though
Assignment: Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalog, RefWorks
Professor: M. Stember
LITS: L. Mayo
Semester: Fall 2021 -
WMGST 301 - Feminist Methodological Perspective
Assignment: Bibliography, Literature Review
Tools: Bibliographic Databases
Professor: S. Soderling
LITS: L. Mayo
Semester: Fall 2021
Spatial Analysis
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BIO 214 - Healthcare Systems
Assignment: Map
Tools: ArcGIS Online, Story Maps
Professor: H. Lehman
LITS: D. Reichler
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ENVST 110 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
Assignment: Map
Tools: ArcGIS Online
Professor: A. Strong
LITS: D. Reichler
Semester: Fall 2021 -
ENVST 340 - Changing Arctic Ecosystems
Assignment: Map
Tools: ArcGIS Online, Story Maps
Professor: H. Kropp
LITS: D. Reichler
Semester: Fall 2021 -
HIST 124 - Silk Road
Assignment: Map, Research Paper
Tools: Bibliographic Databases, Internet Resources, Library Catalog, Story Maps
Professor: L. Trivedi
LITS: D. Reichler, K. Strohmeyer
Semester: Fall 2021
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