Informational Literacy

Informational Literacy

This guide has been adapted from The Directory of Online Resources for Information Literacy Web site
which is maintained by Drew Smith, Instructor, USF School of Library and Information Science
© 1999, 1998, 1997 by the USF School of Library and Information Science. All rights reserved

Defining the information need
- Choosing a Topic, [Duke University]
- Narrowing or Broadening Your Topic, [UCLA]
Locating and accessing information
- Classification systems
  - General
    - Using Call Numbers, [WCSU]
  - Library of Congress
    - Library of Congress Classification System, [The Mining Company]
- Boolean searching
  - A Primer in Boolean Logic
Evaluating information
- Critical thinking
  - Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum Project, Longview Community College
  - Critical Thinking Community, Center for Critical Thinking, Sonoma State University
  - Mission: Critical, Institute for Teaching and Learning, San Jose State University
- Evaluating Internet-based information
  - Evaluating Web Sites: a Tutorial Cleveland State University.
  - Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information Resources, Alistair G. Smith, The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, vol. 8, no. 3.
  - Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources, University Libraries at Virginia Tech
- Evaluating Web-based information
  - Evaluating Web Sites, Ludcke Library, Lesley College
  - Evaluating Web Resources, Wolfgram Memorial Library, Widener University
  - Evaluating Web Sites, Lake Forest College Library
  - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources, Institute for Technology-Assisted Learning, New Mexico State University
  - Evaluating Web Sites for Educational Uses: Bibliography and Checklist, Carolyn Kotlas, Center for Instructional Technology, University of North Carolina
Using and communicating information
- Plagiarism and paraphrasing
  - Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Avoid It, Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University
  - Using Sources: Help in Avoiding Plagiarism, Sharon Williams, Hamilton College
  - Cut-and-Paste Plagiarism: Preventing, Detecting and Tracking Online Plagiarism, Lisa Hinchliffe, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  - Plagiarism -- The Do's and Don'ts, Student Judicial Affairs, University of California, Davis
- Citation
  - American Psychological Association (APA)
    - Web Extension to American Psychological Association Style (WEAPAS), T. Land
    - Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper, Duke University
    - Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper, Duke University
    - Using APA Format, Purdue Online Writing Lab
  - Modern Language Association (MLA)
    - Amy's Guide to MLA Documentation, Amy Moran
    - A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation, Capital Community-Technical College, Hartford, Connecticut
    - How to Organize a Research Paper and Document It with MLA Citations, J.C. Cavanaugh
    - MLA Bibliographic Citation Guide, Seattle Community College District Libraries
    - MLA Style, Modern Language Association (MLA)
  - Turabian (Chicago)
    - A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities, Melvin E. Page, H-NET
    - Using The Chicago Manual of Style to cite and document sources, Bedford/St. Martin's (publishers)
  - General
    - Columbia Guide to Online Style, Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor
    - Citing References to Web Sites, Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
- Speaking
  - Academic sites
    - Learning to Speak and Speaking to Learn, Gary Smith, Pomona College
    - Virtual Presentation Assistant, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas
  - Commercial sites
    - Presenters University, Proxima


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