The information literacy component of this course will help you to successfully complete your Bach Performance Critique essay and prepare you for your final research paper. You are required to make five entries answering prompts that will help prepare you for this assignment and future projects. Please download the template and use for the completion of this library assignment. You will submit a copy to Kate Linton, kathryn.a.shepas@vanderbilt.edu, the Music Librarian and your professor.
Upon completion, you will be able to:
1. Develop an action plan for completing a research project.
2. Use the library catalog to locate scores, books, and at least one scholarly article about your chosen piece.
3. Use the Music Periodicals database (MPD) or other journal databases to locate and access at least relevant articles about your piece.
4. When necessary, select and use relevant information sources from the open web to research your piece.
5. Format footnotes and bibliographic citations according to the conventions of the Chicago Manual of Style.
6. Reflect on the research processes both searching and discovery and identify areas for improvement for future research projects.
Download the file below and follow the Course Guide (LibGuide) to complete your assignment.
