Information Literacy

Doing the Research

• Glossary of library terms
• Noodle tools-- a good site to learn how to do research, including a section on how to choose the best search for your purpose, performing precise searches, developing depth of research, as well as how to cite a variety of resources and some selected bibliographies.
• Select doing research/information literacy books held in the delta college library.
• Steps to online searching

Evaluating the information

• Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals 
• Evaluating information: a basic checklist
• Guideposts for evaluating web sites
• How to evaluate the sources you find

Information literacy objectives, outcomes, and assessment

• A Practical Guide To Infuse Information Literacy into Your Course
• ACRL Information Literacy Website
• Are you information literate?
• Data smog
• Delta library/research instruction guidelines
• Delta library instruction mission
• Delta College Library Mission Statement
• How competent do i feel about my information literacy skills?
• Information and the value of human intervention
• The library and the web - finding the sources you need
• Minneapolis community and technical college library information studies
• Outcomes 

Nailed: search process

• NAiLED- gives overview of the search process using available resources to get the information you need.
• NAiLED Introduction - student introduction to accessing, analyzing, using information, and the research process.

 

 

 

 

 

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