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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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Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources
Avoiding plagiarism can be more tricky than it seems at first glance. Complete this activity to learn strategies for...
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California Community College Librarian Survey on Open Educational Resources (OER)
The Michelson 20MM Foundation surveyed community college librarians throughout the state of California in 2019 about...
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In the Library with the Lead Pipe
An open access, open peer-reviewed journal, founded and run by an international team of librarians working in various...
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One Perfect Source?
Your topic seemed so great! So why can't you find any information on it? If you're looking for an all-in-one source that...
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Research Guides: Tell Your Story - Impact & Engagement: Home
For researchers, scholars, teachers, extension agents, students, and others, this guide highlights options to share your...
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Copyright Essentials: Introduction
Copyright Essentials: Introduction
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Information literacy in the age of algorithms
This report is the result of a national research effort exploring how much U.S. college-age students know about the way...
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Check, Please! Starter Course
In this course, we show you how to fact and source-check in five easy lessons, taking about 30 minutes apiece. The entire...
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Interoperability and Retrieval [Series: Open Access for Library Schools]
This publication focuses on interoperability issues, resource description, perpetual access, importance of standards, and...
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Resource Optimization [Series: Open Access for Library Schools]
This publication provides an insight into the harvesting and standards available in the context of open access...
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Open Access Infrastructure [Series: Open Access for Library Schools]
This publication deals with open access resources of all types, their definition, nature, features, planning, executing,...
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Introduction to Open Access [Series: Open Access for Library Schools]
This publication defines scholarly communication and the various forms of open access, explains issues related to rights...
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Access to Online Resources: A Guide for the Modern Librarian
This book offers a concise guide for librarians, helping them understand the challenges, processes and technologies...
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Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records and Ravelry
Ravelry.com is an online community that unites knitting enthusiasts and allows them to share, collect, and discover new...
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Ravelry Lesson Plan
Ravelry.com is an online community that unites knitting enthusiasts and allows them to share, collect, and discover new...
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GoodReads Organizing System Presentation
This presentation is intended to provide the audience with a foundational understanding of various GoodReads features. By...
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GoodReads Organizing System Lesson Plan
GoodReads is a website which provides various organizational structures for users to document, rate, review and share...
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23&Me Tutorial Lesson Plan
This lesson plan provides information on the DNA testing kits, 23&me. The lesson plan was created as a part of a group...
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Lesson Plan: Amazon Prime Video - Organization and Discovery of Resources
This resource is a group lesson plan that outlines the live walk-through via screen sharing – approximately 12-13 minutes...
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Lesson Plan for "Scryfall: Database Introduction and Syntax Tutorial"
This lesson plan was written to accompany another Merlot material, the presentation "Scryfall: Database Introduction and...
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DOAJexplain
Directory of Open Access Journal is a database that offers open access journals and articles. Through this resource we...
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Organizing System Workshop: Yelp!
This is a slideshow for a workshop analyzing the online search and review service, Yelp!, as an organizing system. It...
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23andMe Lesson Plan
This lesson plan and sample presentation explore 23andMe's genetic composition service. 23andMe provides multiple testing...
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Team Scryfall Lesson Plan
Team Scryfall: Andrei Mihailovic, Sharon Osofsky, Jenna Primaveri, Landon King Learning Objectives 1. Understand the...
New Members
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Murat KayaoğluMkayaoglu -
Sara ParmeIndiana University of Pennsylvania
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Maggie LykensMount Aloysius College
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Mia BreitkopfSaint John Fisher College
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Mary DiRisioCumberland County Library
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Louise PasternackCogswell Polytechnical College
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Stephanie JohnsonFayetteville Technical Community/Technical College
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Jeri BrentlingerPfeiffer University
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KOUSHIK SARKARSukanta Mahavidyalaya
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Tammy RavasUniversity of Montana System - Missoula
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Johnnie GrayChristopher Newport University
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Gena ChattinWV Library Commission
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Alexandra HUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Kathryn KoonUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Ian KolkRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology
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Keani KingUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Julie DahlhauserUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville
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Wen LeiUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Kevin ConklinUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Emily MasonUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Kate SperlingUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Brooke GrossUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Virginia Bradley PennellUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
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Sarah BowmanUniversity of Tennessee System - Knoxville
Materials by Discipline
- Archives and Special Collections (46)
- Cataloging and Classification (53)
- Citations and Style Guides (57)
- Information and Communication Technology Literacy (543)
- Information Retrieval (94)
- Information Technology (24)
- Intellectual Property and Plagiarism (70)
- Issues in Librarianship (50)
- Library Specialties (12)
- 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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Calendar of Events
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Westlake calendar of events
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Strategies To Make Your Public Library Welcoming to LGBTQ+ Patrons
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