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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.
New Materials
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Mastering Overdrive - Google Drive
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to link a library card to Overdrive and download an ebook or audiobook....
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Organizing System Lesson Plan (HULU)
After engaging with the HULU search function, students will be able to critically evaluate preliminary search results and...
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HULU Lesson Plan
After engaging with the HULU search function, students will be able to critically evaluate preliminary search results and...
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Five Things You Should Read About…
This publication serves to instruct and educate readers about topics relevant to library instruction, which are either...
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Research Agenda for Library Instruction and Information Literacy | Instruction Section Website
ACRL's (Association of College and Research Libraries) Research Agenda for Library Instruction and Information Literacy...
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Scholarly vs. Popular Sources
This handout is your roadmap to understanding the differences between scholarly and popular sources! It includes helpful...
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Read in Color Archives - Little Free Library
This is a blog post about the Little Free Library's new initiative called Read-in-Color to help promote reading diversity...
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Library Takeout
Although our stacks will be closed for the Fall 2020 semester for safety purposes, you can still get books and other...
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Information Literacy Combined Rubric: Mapping the ACRL Framework to the AAC&U VALUE Rubric (Final Report of the Information Literacy Rubric Task Force)
This rubric maps the ACRL framework onto the AACU VALUE rubric.
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Crafting a Research Question
Coming up with a good research question is essential for any research! Whether you're joining a faculty-led group or...
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Finding a Research Mentor or Project
Once you've decided to do research, the next step is to make a list of research opportunities that interest you! By the...
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Research Logistics
Research Logistics at UCLA Before getting started with research, it's important to know the difference between faculty-...
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Beginning Your Research Journey
Anyone can get started with research—all it takes is curiosity and persistence! By the end of this activity, you'll be...
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APA 7th edition Tutorial
This interactive APA tutorial is meant to serve as an introduction and overview of APA Style, 7th edition. This is by no...
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Assessment of Information Literacy: Lessons from the Higher Education Assessment Movement
This paper reviews higher education assessment methods of information literacy; identifies useful theories and practices;...
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OER Activity Sourcebook – Open Textbook
This is an evolving resource intended to provide inspiration for instructors who use Pressbooks and Open Educational...
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Student Success for community college students
This guide will help students at Nashville State Community College succussfully complete a college degree and also help...
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Learning About Academic Integrity Through Experiential Learning
Purpose: This report highlights ways in which academic integrity can be taught through experiential learning activities....
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance Guideline
The EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect on May 25, 2018, replacing the Data Protection Directive...
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Open Educational Resources (OERs)
A library guide for faculty explaining what Open Educational Resources (OERs) are and how to find, evaluate and create...
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Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy
These guidelines articulate the range of knowledge, skills, and abilities required to effectively use primary sources....
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Information Literacy identification of sources
Student exercise to identify books, articles, websites, other sources.
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Applying library values to emerging technology
Decision-making in the age of open access, maker spaces, and the ever-changing library
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Information literacy assessment pre- and post-test
This assessment tool can be used to determine information literacy before and after a short course or other instruction.
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Katherine BorenUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Eileen OliverAlamo Community/Technical College District - San Antonio College
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Yvonne MulhernTexas A and M University System - Tarleton State University
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Athena LathosLinn-Benton Community/Technical College
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Sally AustinUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Amber CombsUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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James GuyUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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M NordstromUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Sara Beth CoffmanUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Laura ChadwickNone
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Roger JustusUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Cirrus GundlachPaul D. Camp Community/Technical College
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Jaclyn Chambers PageNiagara College of Applied Arts and Technology
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Amanda SprochiUniversity of Missouri System - Columbia
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Ricardo BaldwinGolden Joy
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Rhiannon BrunerWesleyan College
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Dr. Nihar K. PatraManipur University
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Cheryl CyrUS Army
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emily skinnerUniversity of Maryland System - Baltimore
Materials by Discipline
- Archives and Special Collections (47)
- Cataloging and Classification (52)
- Citations and Style Guides (58)
- Information and Communication Technology Literacy (538)
- Information Retrieval (99)
- Information Technology (25)
- Intellectual Property and Plagiarism (70)
- Issues in Librarianship (52)
- Library Specialties (13)
- Professional Development (24)
Professional Organizations
- American Library Association
- Public Library Association
- Association of College and Research Libraries
- Special Libraries Association
- American Association of School Librarians
- Library and Information Technology Association
- American Association of Law Libraries
- Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
- Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies
- Reference and User Services Association
- Young Adult Library Services Association
- Society of American Archivists
- Library Leadership and Management Association
- Medical Library Association
Journals & Publications
- Journal or Publication Title Journal URL College and Research Libraries
- Library and Information Science Research
- Journal of Academic Researcher
- D-Lib
- College and Research Library News
- Cataloging and Classification Quarterly
- Reference Services Review
- Library Hi Tech
- Library Management
- Library Quarterly
- Archival Science Journal of the Medical Library Association
- Journal of Library Administration
- Journal of Information Science
- Annual Review of Information Science and Technology
- Journal of Information Technology
- Public Library Quarterly
- Choice
- Public Libraries Magazine
- Library Journal
- American Libraries
Library & Information Services on the Web
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Times Higher Education Awards 2020: winners announced
Nov 26, 2020 10:11 AM PST
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Corona Impact: DAVV staves off infra projects for now
Nov 26, 2020 09:15 AM PST
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Global Library Automation Systems and Services Market 2020: Classification, Application And ...
Nov 26, 2020 07:45 AM PST
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An initiative to make students love reading
Nov 26, 2020 07:33 AM PST
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Library News: Our thanks to special people at Thanksgiving
Nov 26, 2020 04:00 AM PST
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MTN Foundation Inaugurates Multipurpose Library
Nov 26, 2020 02:52 AM PST
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Way to Go! Calhoun student plays cello in front of library for charity
Nov 26, 2020 01:56 AM PST
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Four new sculptures of women to be commissioned for Old Library in Trinity College
Nov 26, 2020 01:33 AM PST
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Gambian Journalist Presents Books to Kafuta Community Library
Nov 26, 2020 01:18 AM PST
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Publications from Association for Library and Information Science Education
Nov 26, 2020 12:50 AM PST
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The Little Free Library in Jumeirah: Creating a community of readers
Nov 25, 2020 08:30 PM PST
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Ebenezer SHS gets Ghana's first multi-purpose library, ICT and robotics lab
Nov 25, 2020 05:52 PM PST
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Build, stock libraries to keep kids occupied
Nov 25, 2020 04:56 PM PST
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All-Access Pass
Nov 25, 2020 12:03 PM PST
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Library cuts alarm anti-poverty advocates
Nov 25, 2020 11:18 AM PST
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New book tells history of Catholic education in Kent, Lambton counties
Nov 25, 2020 10:45 AM PST
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Lincolnville library hosts 'Maine at 200—A Visual History'
Nov 25, 2020 09:26 AM PST
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