http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:47:39 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 11:47:39 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=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=87717 This is a public educational resource. This excellent web site provides various guides for college students. Topics include studying, reading, classroom participation, writing, math and science skills. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87762 Interactive tutorial which will prepare the user to effectively research library resources and the Internet. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89069 This site explains how information about an event is created, documented and disseminated within days of the event's occurrence to years after it happened and how researchers can find information on the event. The site demonstrates the flow of information, and thus the cycle of publication, by taking an event and following it forward as time progresses. Along the way, it explains the differences between popular magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals, books, and Web sites. Self tests are included along the way. The final page sums up all the previously discussed information with a table that includes a timeline, list of types of sources and links to suggestions where researchers can locate those sources. Quick, informative, effective and easy to use, with appealing graphics. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88790 This link is to Online Tutorials and Handouts to OvidSP From Other Libraries. The Ovid Tutorial is designed to show the user the basic components of a MEDLINE database search using the Ovid Web Gateway. After completing the tutorial, the user should have a better understanding of how to; formulate a search strategy, conduct a basic MEDLINE search in Ovid and print or save the citations retrieved. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76357 CORE is an interactive information literacy tutorial. It was developed by a team of librarians and others at Purdue University. One of the key aims with CORE is to help the user become more proficient in identifying, locating, evaluating, and managing information.NOTE: You will have to sign up to use it. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89063 This sites provides information about how to evaluate Web resources. In addition, links are provided as to how to detect plagiarism.