Information Literacy Courses - Resources
Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." (American Library Association. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report. Chicago: American Library Association, 1989.
Assistance Provided by the University Libraries
- Librarians who can advise and teach a variety of information tools and key concepts
- Guides and handouts that can be used with students
- Many available on the User Education Web page
- Even more available in print format in the 3 libraries
Information Literacy Tutorials
University at Albany Library Tutorials
Interactive:
Tutorials in the Generic category requires students to answer questions to demonstrate learning as they proceed through the lesson. At the end, they can identify themselves and their instructors, and the information will be sent to the Coordinator of User Education Programs. She can keep a tally of your students' responses, and send them to you shortly after your deadline for completion of the tutorial. Click here to register for this service.
Generic
- Researching 101
A guide to information formats, searching the library's online catalog, and effectively searching article databases. Takes approximately 25-40 minutes to complete.
- Evaluating Internet Sites 101
A tutorial developed to help users evaluate Internet sites. Takes approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.
- Plagiarism 101
Helps students to understand what plagiarism is, with strategies for avoiding it. Includes a brief writing assignment that can be used to initiate in-class discussion. Takes 20-30 minutes to complete, not including the writing assignment.
- University Library Virtual Tour
A tour of the University Library. This covers the physical layout of the library and describes the many resources and services available to students, faculty and staff. Takes approximately 25-35 minutes to complete.
Discipline-Related
- Criminal Justice Research
A Self-Paced Tutorial.
This tutorial includes a number of modules to teach students effective information seeking skills in criminal justice. Time to complete depends on modules selected.
Other Library Tutorials
- TILT (Texas Information Literacy Tutorial)
This interactive tutorial was developed by librarians at the University of Texas system and customized for students at the University at Albany. It contains three modules on selecting sources, determining when to use the web and when to use a library, popular vs. scholarly periodicals, using periodical indexes and databases, finding books, plagiarism, and evaluating information sources. Each module ends with a quiz, and quiz results can be printed or e-mailed to the course instructor. There is also a short unit on Internet misconceptions. The whole site is extremely well-designed and attractive to students.
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