Freshman Orientation:Information Literacy

Instructional Librarian: Tamara CarrEmailPhone

Cccnj.edu/library

WHO’s MOST IMPORTANT

SUMMER HOURSMon-Wed 8:30-7:00

Thurs

Fri

Sat & Sun Closed

www.cccnj.edu/library

856 691 8600 ext 263

Visit the Reference Desk

Call 315-786-2482

Email

What We’ll Cover

• How to focus a broad topic

• Available resources to help you select a topic for papers

• Evaluating your sources

Information Literacy• Locate, Evaluate and Use Information

Prepare a 10 page research paper using electronic library resources including at least 2

scholarly journal articles and 3 ebooks

What do I like…

Whatsur major or topic ur interested n?

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Whatsur major…or what ru interested in?

• TEXT 55395 and your message to 37607

OR

• Submit 55395 and your message to http://PollEv.com

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Topic Selection

• CQ Researcher

• Opposing Viewpoints

• Encyclopedias