Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will:

  1. Understand the difference between searching on the web and searching in a library database
  2. Break down a research topic into key concepts
  3. Apply Boolean operators to link concepts together
  4. Recognize that searching is an iterative, exploratory process

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