Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Welcome to the INF Modules Blog!


INF 101, 102 and 103 are the information literacy modules that are a graduation requirement for all first degree , pre-professional, and transfer students at MCPHS University (who enrolled prior to the 2017-2018 school year). This blog is where you will find pages providing illustrated outlines on the following topics:

INF 101
  • Finding a book in the online catalog (when you’re looking for a specific title)
  • Finding a journal article (when you’re looking for a specific one)
  • Using Library of Congress call numbers 
INF 102
  • Searching for a book in the online catalog using keywords
  • Searching for a book in the online catalog using subject terms
  • Searching for journal articles in keyword search databases
  • Searching for journal articles in controlled vocabulary databases

INF 103
  • Using a domain search in Google
  • Evaluating the suitability of sources for different purposes