Information Literacy: Knowing What To Do With All That Data

If there’s one thing modern society seems to be good at, it’s creating content and making it available.   According to VCloud News, 2.5 billion gigabytes of content are created each day1.  To quantify that a bit more, that means the amount of data created each day is equal to streaming 1 billion hours of high definition TV.

So, is it any wonder that undergraduates are often overwhelmed at the outset of a research project?  Where should they begin?  How can they evaluate the quality of content sources and ensure that they’re using relevant, expert information?

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Product Update: New Titles Added to the InfoTrac Collections in April 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016

The titles below have been recently added and can be located in the product using Basic or Advanced Search forms. Titles can be found via Browse Publications within two weeks. For complete coverage information please see the product title lists.

 

Academic OneFile

  • Fusion Science and Technology (American Nuclear Society, Inc.) 1536-1055 Peer-reviewed
  • GV Casos-Revista Brasileira de Casos de Ensino em Administracao (Fundacao Getulio Vargas) 2179-135X Peer-reviewed
  • Industrial Health (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan) Online: 1880-8026
    Print: 0019-8366 Peer-reviewed
  • JOSCM-Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management (Fundacao Getulio Vargas) 1984-3046 Peer-reviewed
  • Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity (Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG) 2194-637X Peer-reviewed
  • Nuclear Science and Engineering (American Nuclear Society, Inc.) 0029-5639 Peer-reviewed
  • Nuclear Technology (American Nuclear Society, Inc.) 0029-5450 Peer-reviewed
  • Revista Ingeniare (La Universidad Libre Seccional Barranquila) 1909-2458 Peer-reviewed
  • Salud Mental (Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria) 0185-3325 Peer-reviewed

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