http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:48:50 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:48:50 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=87716 Information literacy standards for higher education were developed by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Standards Committee of the American Library Association (ALA). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80489 For those wanting to properly cite journals, books, web pages, or interviews in MLA or APA format, check the Citation Machine, from the Landmark Project. This is an automated tool for proper APA or MLA citation format for books, web pages, magazines, interviews, encyclopedias, journals, newspapers and more. The tool asks for the relevant information and then generates the citation in a format that can be copied and pasted into research papers. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90915 This paper approaches Web page and site design as a challenge that combines traditional editorial approaches to documents with graphic design, user interface design, information design, and the technical authoring skills required to optimize the HTML code, graphics, and text within Web pages. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80637 NoodleTools, Inc. was co-founded in 1999 by mother and son team Debbie and Damon Abilock. NoodleTools' flagship product, NoodleBib, has emerged as the leading bibliography software on the Internet, transforming bibliographic instruction methodologies in thousands of subscribing schools and libraries. The NoodleTools team offers expert help and unparalleled customer support to the students and professionals who depend on NoodleBib and other award-winning tools in the NoodleTools research suite.NoodleBib is a fully-integrated note-taking and documentation program which is anchored in the best practices of academic research and inquiry learning. Known as the most comprehensive and accurate MLA- and APA-style bibliography composer on the Web, NoodleBib now includes a note-taking component which enables you to extract, organize and synthesize information that you find during the research process. NoodleBib is a flexible teaching tool which supports both individual learning preferences and a variety of teaching styles.For an overview of NoodleBib, visit the video tours:http://www.noodletools.com/bibtour/Other free content: NoodleBib Express and NoodleBib MLA Starter: Free versions of NoodleBib. NoodleTools Knowledge Base: Expert advice and examples of how to cite sources. Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need: Search strategies based on an analysis of your topic. NoodleQuest: Develop the optimum Web-based search strategy, based on your research topic (an interactive version of "Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need"). NoodleTeach: 21st Century Literacies (Tools for Reading the World) and Curriculum Collaboration Toolkit (Tools for Shared Teaching and Learning).For a more detailed description of the research tools available on the site, please see: http://www.noodletools.com/tools.html http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88227 A comparative style guide for bibliographic references in the styles of APA (4th ed.), Chicago (14th ed.), MLA (5th ed.), and Turabian (6th ed.). For each item (book, journal article etc.) a sample citation is given in each style. Includes Web sites. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=305186 Great collection of tips for librarians, grouped as Teaching Fundamentals (including teaching styles, learning styles, and developing your own teaching philosophy), Class Planning, Teaching Tools, Active Learning, In the Classroom, and Evaluation. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=305418 This site has a plethora of information regarding plagiarism: detection tools, definitions, prevention guides, etc. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=386256 The author of this guide associates specific information types (such as newspapers, journals, and books) with points on a timeline ranging from a single day to ten years, to describe how the circulation and publication of information about a news event occurs. This description, presented on a single Web page, comprises six short sections that include attributes (audience, authorship, duration, etc.) and at least one example of each information type. In addition to several links that return users to the contents at the top of the page, there are two links to other UCLA pages. One of these refers to a list of databases by subject, and the other connects to a guide on selecting a research topic. This digital learning object has been chosen by the CSU ICT/Information Literacy Learning Objects Initiative due to its quality and minimal conformity to the committees criteria. For more information about the criteria used to evaluate the digital learning object, please visit: http://teachingcommons.cdl.edu/ictliteracy/index.html http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84636 This site, sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies was designed to help you understand some of the fundamental issues surrounding globalization and technology, familiarize you with some of the technical terms pertaining, and offer some insights into some of the controversies surrounding technology-related policies. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79732 This site from University of Maryland University College (UMUC) contains a Tutorial for Developing and Evaluating Assignments. It includes a syllabus review section which employs Bloom's taxonomy, characteristics of effective assignments, and samples of Info Lit assignments which visitors are asked to judge in terms of content.