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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.

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Open Science Training Handbook (ver 1)
The Open Science Training Handbook (ver. 1) is intended for anyone who wishes to host Open Science training events or...
U.S. Copyright Basics Tutorial
This lesson introduces the basics of U.S. copyright protection. Copyright is a form of legal protection that allows...
Public Librarians - BecomeALibrarian.org
A site that tells all the career of librarianship. "If you're looking for a job that is highly skilled, in demand and...
Information Literacy: PubMed
This tutorial is meant to show some of the specific features of the PubMed database and search system. In this module...
Habits of Mind Toolkit
This toolkit provides the foundational "habits of mind" or skills that underlie approaches to effectively interacting...
ChemSpider.com | Chemical Structure Database
ChemSpider is a free chemical structural database providing fast text and structure search access to over 63+ million...
CitizenScience.gov (USA)
CitizenScience.gov (USA) is an official government website designed to accelerate the use of crowdsourcing and Citizen...
Canadian School Libraries Research Archive – Scholarly and Practitioner Research about the School Library Learning Commons
The Canadian School Libraries Research Archive makes scholarly and practitioner research from all Treasure Mountain...
Metrics-Toolkit.org | Helping you use metrics responsibly
The Metrics Toolkit provides evidence-based information about research metrics across disciplines, including how each...
LIS Scholarship Archive (LISSA): Open Access Preprints for Library & Informational Sciences
LIS Scholarship Archive (LISSA) is a free, open access preprints service for Library & Information Sciences and allied...
Online Plagiarism Checker Tool | Plagiarismcheck.org
An advanced plagiarism checking tool that will help you identify plagiarism in any document, if it exists. Free and paid...
Library Tutorials | Libraries | Colorado State University
This website teachs basic and advanced boolean search, truncaiton, and "where do I start", etc.
Library Tools and Tutorials - Research Guides at Dominican University of California
This website provides multiple research guides on how to complete research. Some topics are annotated bibliography,...
LibGuides: Library Tutorials Best Practices: Creating Tutorials: Best Practices
This site provided access to mulltiple tutorials, LibGuides, PowerPoints, technology, etc. on how to research and locate...
Online Library Tutorials | UNCW Randall Library
There are multiple online tutorials on topics such as developing a search stratey, types of publication, search specifi...
LibGuides: Information Literacy Tutorials and Activities: Home
This is a very large information literacy site that covers multiple topics such as: evaluating information, peer review &...
How to Research | Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona
There are 4 library tutorials on: Getting started with research, Information resources, Using the library catalog, using...
Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
This Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (Framework) grows out of a belief that information literacy...
La Referencia: Latin America's Open Science/Open Access Repositories Network
La Referencia is Latin America's inner-connected network of Open Access repositories, consisting of 100+ academic...
ACRL Instruction for Diverse Populations Committee > Library
This collection, collated in Zotero, includes articles and other resources to help academic librarians teach diverse...
Improve your research skills | University of Arizona Libraries
This set of tutorials from the University of Arizona LIbraries gives guidance on key concepts, using databaess, writing...
The Many Faces of Digital Visitors & Residents: Facets of Online Engagement
This OCLC Research Report challenges the digital natives vs. digital immigrants paradigm; that is, the common assumption...
THe Impact of Information Literacy Instruction on Student Success
This study compares the academic outcome measures, retention, GPA and hours earned, of students who received library...
The Intangible Advantage: Understanding Intellectual Property in the New Economy
The Intangible Advantage: Understanding Intellectual Property in the New Economy is the first-ever text on intellectual...

New Members

Gillian Sochor
Marshall University
Jenay Solomon
University of North Carolina System - Greensboro
Christina Bozzacco
Rutgers
Genevieve Gore
McGill University*
Cynthia Ainsworth
Hartnell College
Rosanne Humes
Nassau Community/Technical College
Renee Ruzicka
Mission College
Rachel Milani
Hibbing Community College
John Liebhardt
American University of Sharjah
Gregg Kiehl
Tompkins Cortland Community/Technical College
David Alvarez
INACAP Universidad Tecnológica de Chile
Steven Kish
Lawrence Technological University
Rachel Miles
Kansas State University
Debbie Carney
Bucks County Community/Technical College
Tom Schmiedel
Western Connecticut State University
karen wheeler
Arkansas State University,Jonesboro
shelley blackman
Evergreen Valley College
Rachel Hinrichs
Indiana University System - Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis
Thomas Young
School
Linda Zuckerman
Library Associates Training Institute
Kristin Hall
State University of New York System - Stony Brook
Marijn Post
Wageningen UR
David Shingleton
National War College
Rachel Martinez
University of Arizona

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Library & Information Services on the Web

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Brooke Henderson keeps the art library running smoothly
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Yami Gautam takes initiative to set up library for underprivileged children's education
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Seattle Public Library is losing online educational apps, and its educational focus
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Tri-Cities students use new techology to help another student
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Oil boom cheers Texas town, but some worry about education
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