Diagramming the Search Strategy: The Clock Face Technique.

Humeston, Helen

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Publication Date: 1994

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Diagramming the Search Strategy: The Clock Face Technique.

Humeston, Helen

Research Strategies, v12 n3 p145-56 Sum 1994

Presents a simple four-step method bibliographic instruction librarians can use to teach students how to design an effective search strategy. Using the image of a clock face, students learn how to make explicit connections among the search statement, types of library materials, and access tools in formulating a research plan. (22 references) (Author/KRN)

Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Diagrams, Higher Education, Illustrations, Information Seeking, Library Instruction, Library Materials, Models, Research Skills, Research Tools, Search Strategies, Training Methods

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Language: English

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