MERLOT Materials

You will learn how scholarly information is produced, organized, and accessed; how to construct and use effective search... see more

This academic library website lists articles about evaluating sources, and gives specific evaluation strategies for OERs,... see more

The OCLC research report focuses on user studies, more specifically, information seeking behaviors. It includes 10... see more

This library guide from the University of Washington provides several tools for identifying fake news and evaluating... see more

This is an animated presentation that explains the concept of Information Literacy. It lasts about 10 minutes and... see more

A basic introduction to Boolean Logic and its basic operators: AND, OR, and NOT, along with search term examples and... see more

This webliography of sources about research and information literacy assignments focuses on the role that librarians can... see more

This site explains what a database is (in very general terms), discusses the basic principles of searching a database,... see more

This site provides a check list with a point system to rate websites. This is based on a type of usability testing called... see more

This website on evaluating resources includes: Part 1: The Need to Evaluate Internet Resources Part 2: Evaluating Online... see more

This Web site provides Web sites and other resources on information literacy and supportive lesson plans. The main part... see more

This is a free, online tutorial the purpose of which is "to help university students develop their Internet research... see more

This lesson plan is part of a series of three, aimed at helping students to use academic materials properly, correctly... see more

For use in D&D Beyond Instructional Session: Through the use of slideshows, audio presentation, and a live demonstration... see more

For use in D&D Beyond Instructional Session: Through the use of slideshows, audio presentation, and a live demonstration... see more

For use in D&D Beyond Instructional Session: Through the use of slideshows, audio presentation, and a live demonstration... see more

For use in D&D Beyond Instructional Session: Through the use of slideshows, audio presentation, and a live demonstration... see more

For use in D&D Beyond Instructional Session: Through the use of slideshows, audio presentation, and a live demonstration... see more

For use in D&D Beyond Instructional Session: Through the use of slideshows, audio presentation, and a live demonstration... see more

For use in D&D Beyond Instructional Session: Through the use of slideshows, audio presentation, and a live demonstration... see more

Teaches students to discern credible online sources. Students learn to critically think about what they are reading... see more

This module is part of a course entitled Issues in Culture and Media. There are presentations, readings and assignments... see more

Yelp! is an online location-based organizing system primarily used for searching for and reviewing businesses and... see more

This is a slideshow for a workshop analyzing the online search and review service, Yelp!, as an organizing system. It... see more