Table of Contents
Introduction
Splash Page Get Ready... (requirements) Organization of Searchpath Searchpath will help Choice Page (choose modules)
Module 1: Starting Smart
Introduction - skills to be learned Information Overload Types of Sources
Selecting Sources Starting with the Library Starting with the Web End of "Starting Smart" The Quiz
Module 2: Choosing a Topic
Introduction - skills to be learned Now, Get Curious! Narrowing Your Topic Brainstorming Online Indexes & Databases The Magic of Indexing Keyword Searching Using Keyword Searching
Types of Databases End of "Choosing a Topic" The Quiz
Module 3: Using tomCat
Introduction - skills to be learned Where's tomCat About tomCat tomCat Book Record Ways to Search in tomCat Basic Search Author Search Title Search Subject Search Keyword Search Searching for Periodical Holdings Course Reserve Search Where to Find a Book or Journal Checking Out a Book End of "Using tomCat" Module 4: Finding Articles Introduction - skills to be learned Popular Magazines or Scholarly Journals Popular Magazines Scholarly Journal Why Use an Article Index? What Will an Article Index Do? Two Types of Indexes - General Indexes Two Types of Indexes - Subject Indexes Where do I Find Indexes? Your Assignment (Sample Search) Practice Searching an Index To Find Journal in the Library List of Records in Index Detailed Record in Index Check for Issue in Library Practice Searching What Next? Practice Searching WestCat Have Skills That Travel End of "Finding Articles" Quiz Module 5: Using the Web Introduction - Skills to be learned About the Web The Internet Groups on the Web URLs Domain Names More Dots To Use or Not to Use? Locate It on the Web Subject Directories: Commercial Subject Directories: Library About Search Engines Search Engines - Google Metasearch Engines Tips for Better Search Results Refining Web Results Explanations for Refining Web Results Shortcuts Internet Dog Judging What You Find You Be the Judge! End of "Using the Web" The Quiz Module 6: Citing Sources Introduction - skills to be learned Transmitting Ideas Parts of a Citation Citing Your Sources (style guides) Plagiarism Plagiarism? It's Your Call (examples of plagiarism) Five Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism And Then There's Copyright End of "Citing Sources" Exit Searchpath The Quiz Appendices & Documentation Terms (glossary) Objectives for all Modules of Searchpath yourSearchpath
Module 4: Finding Articles
Introduction - skills to be learned Popular Magazines or Scholarly Journals
Why Use an Article Index? What Will an Article Index Do? Two Types of Indexes - General Indexes Two Types of Indexes - Subject Indexes Where do I Find Indexes? Your Assignment (Sample Search) Practice Searching an Index To Find Journal in the Library
Practice Searching What Next? Practice Searching WestCat Have Skills That Travel End of "Finding Articles" Quiz
Module 5: Using the Web
Introduction - Skills to be learned About the Web
To Use or Not to Use? Locate It on the Web Subject Directories: Commercial Subject Directories: Library About Search Engines Search Engines - Google Metasearch Engines Tips for Better Search Results Refining Web Results Explanations for Refining Web Results Shortcuts Internet Dog Judging What You Find You Be the Judge! End of "Using the Web" The Quiz
Module 6: Citing Sources
Introduction - skills to be learned Transmitting Ideas Parts of a Citation Citing Your Sources (style guides) Plagiarism Plagiarism? It's Your Call (examples of plagiarism) Five Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism And Then There's Copyright End of "Citing Sources" Exit Searchpath The Quiz
Appendices & Documentation
Terms (glossary) Objectives for all Modules of Searchpath yourSearchpath
Original U of M Searchpath ©2004 by the University of Memphis Reference Department. U of M Searchpath is based upon Searchpath © by the Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University which incorporates material from TILT, a tutorial developed by the Digital Information Literacy Office for the University of Texas System Digital Library, © 1998-2004. This material may be reproduced, distributed, or incorporated only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Searchpath Open Publication License.
Introduction
Module 1:
Starting Smart
Module 3:
Using tomCat 
Module 4:
Finding Articles
Module
5: Using the Web
Module
6: Citing Sources