http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:01:34 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 10:01:34 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=366819 In four modules the VAIL Tutor provides an overview of academic integrity concepts and practical tips for avoiding plagiarism. By assigning this tutorial, faculty will introduced their students to proper documentation practices and academic integrity policies. An electronic Certificate of Successful Completion is displayed on the screen and e-mailed to users after successful completion of the included online quiz. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=334778 A video presentation on how to distinguish between scholarly and popular journals and magazines. The author acknowledges that Melinda Brown, Sharon Weiner, Patricia Armstrong and Leslie Foutch, all part of the Heard Library at Vanderbilt, provided editorial support for this tutorial. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80266 Full of great tutorials, this website provides everything from the basic parts of speech all the way to writing the Argumentative essay and using proper MLA format. This site also contains excellent powerpoints for teaching grammar (especially when it comes to teaching the comma). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81657 Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that offers free licenses that provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators.. A Creative Commons license is based on copyright, and the licenses apply to all works that are protected by copyright law. The kinds of works that are protected by copyright law are books, websites, blogs, photographs, films, videos, songs and other audio & visual recordings, for example.The Creative Commons licenses give creators the ability to dictate how others may exercise their copyright rightssuch as the right of others to copy their work, make derivative works or adaptations of their work, to distribute their work and/or make money from their work. They do not give creators the ability to restrict anything that is otherwise permitted by exceptions or limitations to copyrightincluding, importantly, fair use, fair dealing or public domain worksnor do they give creators the ability to control anything is not protected by copyright law, such as facts and ideas. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88791 This web site provides guidelines on how to direct students to use the Web for research. Suggestions are directed towards instructors on how to use the Internet in instruction. Links to various Web sites are given for students to determine if the sites meet the Web guideline criteria. A bibliography on Web evaluation is also provided. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88598 This information literacy tutorial takes the user through the library research process. It provides tips and instruction on topics ranging from selecting a research topic, searching for journal articles, and citing material. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75569 This web tutorial teaches the user how to evaluate Internet sites. At the end of the tutorial the author claims that the user will be able to use basic criteria to evaluate Internet sites; determine if the web site meets the basic needs and standards of quality; use the information covered in the tutorial to apply to various formats, such as print, electronic, and non-print. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76967 Through the use of a simple mnemonic, NETS, this tutorial helps explain an efficient means of conducting an internet search for information using Google. It has the user work through a variety of brief exercises to learn the importance of Narrowing, finding the Exact phrase, Trimming back the URL, and finally, looking for Similar pages. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=437565 Research Roadmap is an interactive online tutorial for students wanting an introduction to research skills. The tutorial covers the basics, including how to select a topic and develop research questions, select, search for, find, and evaluate information sources. It also covers the ethics of information use, including copyright and fair use, how to avoid plagiarism, and how to cite sources correctly. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=294121 An animated, interactive tutorial that introduces undergraduate students to some basic concepts of online searching. These concepts include: 1) Using the search term AND 2) Identifying keywords 3) Thinking of synonyms and related terms 4) Examining a citation and 5) Putting it all together. Concepts are illustrated interactively through a series of highly visual modules/games. Whenever possible, concepts and instructions are explained with a minimum amount of text. The tutorial is not resource or university specific in any way. Rather, any university (or high-school) student could complete it to gain an inderstanding of basic information literacy skills.