Information Research (LIBR 100) is a one-credit course for students who are interested in improving their research skills. This is a great course for a student who is just beginning their college career or someone preparing for a thesis or capstone, but it is also helpful for graduating seniors, who will continue to have research needs outside of school. While approaches vary by section (see below for more details), all sections concentrate on the process of research: not only what we do when we research but, perhaps more importantly, why we do it.
Topics covered:
- Asking a manageable, relevant research question
- Choosing relevant resource types to answer that question, whether open web sources or information from subscription (library) databases
- Developing effective search strategies and revising as needed
- Evaluating information sources
- Looking at a range of source types (reference, news, grey literature, open access materials) in addition to traditional scholarly books and journal articles
Course offerings for fall 2024
Section 01 | Tuesday 10:30 - 11:20 am Room 602A |
*John Pell |
Section 02 | Wednesday 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm Hybrid / Room E602A |
*Iris Finkel ifinkel@hunter.cuny.edu *Dorian Onifer dorian.onifer@hunter.cuny.edu |
Section 03 | Online / Asynchronous | *Jennifer Newman jn1314@hunter.cuny.edu *Sarah Ward sarah.ward@hunter.cuny.edu |
Section 04 | Online / Asynchronous | *Meg Bausman mbausman@hunter.cuny.edu *Stephanie Margolin smargo@hunter.cuny.edu |
Section 05 | Thursday 12:30 pm - 1:20 pm Room E602A |
*John Carey jcarey@hunter.cuny.edu |
*Contact instructor(s) for more details.