Every day researchers face an onslaught of irrelevant, inaccurate, and sometimes insidious information. While new technologies provide powerful tools for accessing knowledge, not all information is created equal. Valuable information may be tucked away on a shelf, buried on the hundredth page of search results, or hidden behind digital barriers. With so many obstacles to effective research, it is vital that higher education students master the art of inquiry. Information Now is an innovative approach to information literacy that will reinvent the way college students think about research. Instead of the typical textbook format, it uses illustrations, humor, and reflective exercises to teach students how to become savvy researchers. Students will learn how to evaluate information, to incorporate it into their existing knowledge base, to wield it effectively, and to understand the ethical issues surrounding its use. Written by two library professionals, it incorporates concepts and skills drawn from the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education and their Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Thoroughly researched and highly engaging, Information Now offers the tools that students need to become powerful consumers and creators of information. Whether used by a high school student tackling a big paper, an undergrad facing the newness of a university library, or a writer wanting to go beyond Google, Information Now is a powerful tool for any researcher’s arsenal.

Information Now: A Graphic Guide to Student Research

Politics & Social Sciences

Upson, Matt

Hall, C. Michael

Cannon, Kevin

Social Sciences

University of Chicago Press

Today's information environments are complex, and learning how to find relevant and reliable information online, as well as how to fact-check and evaluate that information, is essential. Enter Information Now, a graphic guide that uses humor and sequential art to teach students about information, research, and the web.&nbsp; This second edition of the popular guide incorporates critical analysis of information systems, asking students to think about the biases and problems in how databases and search engines are designed and used. It also addresses how different populations of people are disproportionately affected by the algorithmic biases built into information systems. And it includes revised critical thinking exercises in every chapter. Written and revised by library professionals, Information Now is a fun and insightful tool for high school and college students, writers, and anyone wanting to improve their research skills. &nbsp;

Information Now, Second Edition: A Graphic Guide to Student Research and Web Literacy

Humor & Entertainment

Reiter, Holly

Humor

This comics-style collaboration between rhetoricians Elizabeth Losh and Jonathan Alexander and illustrator team Big Time Attic presents the content of the composition course in a form designed to draw students in. Understanding Rhetoric: A Graphic Guide to Writing covers what first-year college writers need to know — the writing process, critical analysis, argument, research, revision, and presentation — in a visual format that brings rhetorical concepts to life through examples ranging from Aristotle to YouTube.

Understanding Rhetoric: A Graphic Guide to Writing

Reference

Cannon, Zander

Losh, Elizabeth

Alexander, Jonathan

Words, Language & Grammar

Bedford/St.Martin's

The most entertaining and engaging philosophy class you'll ever take! In The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy, Michael F. Patton and Kevin Cannon introduce us to the grand tradition of examined living. With the wisecracking Heraclitus as our guide, we travel down the winding river of philosophy, meeting influential thinkers from nearly three millennia of Western thought and witnessing great debates over everything from ethics to the concept of the self to the nature of reality.
Combining Cannon's playful artistry and Patton's humorous, instructive prose, The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy puts the fun back into the quest for fundamental truths, imparting a love of wisdom to anyone willing to grab a paddle and join the ride.

The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy

Comics & Graphic Novels

Patton, Michael F.

Graphic Novels

Hill and Wang

Taking a unique approach to building your writing skills, Understanding Rhetoric is the one-and-only composition comic book.

Preface: Getting Graphic &nbsp; Introduction: SPACES FOR WRITING Discovering Contexts for Writing Going Boldly through Writing Processes *Exploring Visual Literacy ReFrame: Why Rhetoric? Why a Comic Book? &nbsp; Issue 1: WHY RHETORIC? Piecing Together a Definition of Rhetoric Reanimating Ancient Views of Rhetoric Setting Rhetorical Concepts Loose on the World *ReFrame: What Does Aristotle Have to Do with Me? &nbsp; Issue 2: STRATEGIC READING Investigating Texts and Analyzing Meaning Putting the Pieces Together with Synthesis Using Reading Strategies Imagining Ideal Readers ReFrame: How Do I Read This? &nbsp; Issue 3: WRITING IDENTITIES Leaping into Identities in Writing Trying Out Choices for Different Audiences Revealing the Performer within the Text ReFrame: Am I Having an Identity Crisis? &nbsp; Issue 4: ARGUMENT BEYOND PRO AND CON Spotlighting Strategies for Argument *Setting the Scene for Arguable Assertions Zooming in on Claims and Evidence Focusing on Effective Organization ReFrame: The Office Hour! &nbsp; Issue 5: COMPOSING TOGETHER Getting Together Multiplying Your Research Options Collaborating with the Audience Managing Collaborative Writing Projects *ReFrame: Get It Together! &nbsp; Issue 6: RESEARCH: MORE THAN DETECTIVE WORK Keeping the Story Straight Tracking Down Sources *Sourcing the Source Making Sources Talk: Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation Coming Clean with Citation ReFrame: Wrong Turns or Shortcuts? &nbsp; Issue 7: RETHINKING REVISION Looking beyond the Red Ink Reviewing Rhetorically Seeing through Others' Eyes Revising Radically ReFrame: Am I Missing Something? &nbsp; *Issue 8: FAKE NEWS AND REAL PUBLICATION Launching into the Future of Genres *Navigating among Media *Fake News! Entering the Final Frontier with Publication *ReFrame: How Does This Look? &nbsp; Glossary Index *Directory of Writing Assignments

Understanding Rhetoric & A Pocket Style Manual 6e

Hacker, Diana

Sommers, Nancy

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<li>Meet Army Shanks — crusty old sea dog and legendary brawler of the high Arctic seas! He's got just one mission: to find the mythical island paradise known as Far Arden, which lies hidden (so they say) in the wintry oceans of the far North. But there's more than just water standing between Shanks and his goal: he'll have to contend with circus performers, adorable orphans, heinous villains, bitter ex-lovers, well-meaning undergraduates, and the full might of the Royal Canadian Arctic Navy! Not to mention he's not so sure how to get to Far Arden in the first place... </li> <li>In his first solo graphic novel, Kevin Cannon (Top Ten; Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards) proves himself a master spinner of yarns with Far Arden.</li>
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Far Arden

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Top Shelf Productions

<ul><li>Straight from the pages of the hit digital series Double Barrel! You've never seen a Cold War like this! In Crater XV, the follow-up to 2009's Eisner-nominated Far Arden, Kevin Cannon weaves together an intoxicating tale of swashbuckling adventure, abandoned moon bases, bloodthirsty walruses, rogue astronauts, two-faced femme fatales, sailboat chases, Siberian pirates, international Arctic politics, and a gaggle of horny orphans. Mixed up in all of this are Army Shanks, our salty sea dog still reeling from a devastating loss, and Wendy Byrd, a plucky teenager who wants nothing more than a one-way ticket off the face of the Earth. For mystery, thrills, and Arctic chills, set a course for Crater XV!</li></ul>

Crater XV

When Finn and Jake accidentally create doubles of themselves, things start to get out of control as the doubles multiply and overrun the Candy Kingdom. It’s double trouble throughout all of Ooo! When Finn and Jake discover an Adventure-themed Theme Park, our favorite adventurers get more than they bargained for when visiting the Wish Witch. Now stuck with an ever-growing amount of doubles, Finn and Jake set off to reverse the spell before the doubles overrun the Candy Kingdom. Join writer Kevin Cannon (Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream) and illustrator Joey McCormick on this tale of duplicitous duplicates in Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time.

Adventure Time Vol. 16 (16)

Children's Books

KaBOOM

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