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Online Primary Sources in Religious Studies: Active Learning Exercises for Information Literacy Instruction.
Journal Journal of Religious & Theological Information (2010)
  • Randall Studatill
  • Peggy J. Cabrera, San Jose State University
Abstract
Online primary sources are a valuable resource for undergraduate students in religious studies courses. They provide firsthand, factual information about the beliefs and practices of religious traditions, movements, cults, and so on. In addition, they are readily and freely accessible online. Given their value as an information resource, undergraduate students need to be able to identify primary sources and understand how to use them in academic research. The purpose of this article is to describe activities for information literacy instruction that focus on primary sources in religious studies. These activities are intended as a resource for academic librarians who are teaching—or who plan to teach—undergraduate students how to identify and use primary sources.
Keywords
  • primary sources,
  • information literacy,
  • instruction,
  • information evaluation,
  • religious Websites,
  • Website evaluation,
  • critical thinking,
  • exercises
Publication Date
2010
Publisher Statement
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Citation Information
Randall Studatill and Peggy J. Cabrera. "Online Primary Sources in Religious Studies: Active Learning Exercises for Information Literacy Instruction." Journal Journal of Religious & Theological Information Vol. 9 Iss. 3-4 (2010) p. 84 - 112
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/peggy-cabrera/2/