Library Research (LIBR 100)

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:

  1. Asking a manageable, relevant research question
  2. Choosing relevant resource types to answer that question, whether open web sources or information from subscription (library) databases
  3. Developing effective search strategies and revising as needed
  4. Evaluating information sources 
  5. 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
jpell@hunter.cuny.edu
Clay Williams
clwillia@hunter.cuny.edu

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.