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Defining the information need
- How to Develop a Viable Research Topic, Library Services, Charles Sturt University
Locating and accessing information
- Classification systems
  - General
    - Using Call Numbers, WCSU Libraries, Western Connecticut State University
    - Organization of Knowledge: Classification Systems, Minneapolis Community & Technical College Library
  - Library of Congress
    - How to Find Books by Call Number, Steely Library, Northern Kentucky University
    - Library of Congress Classification System, Geography, The Mining Company
  - Dewey Decimal
    - Basic Library Skills Tutorial: The Classification Scheme, The Learning Centre and Ladbroke House Library, University of North London
- Boolean searching
  - Search Like the Pros (Version 0.2): Boolean Tutorial, Web Architechs
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
  - Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies, Stephen Downes, Assiniboine Community College
- Evaluating Internet-based information
  - 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, Nicole J. Auer, University Libraries, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  - Internet Source Evaluation Project, Faculty of Education, Memorial University
- Evaluating Web-based information
  - Evaluating Web Sites, Katherine Holmes, Ludcke Library, Lesley College
  - Evaluating Web Resources, Jan Alexander and Marsha Ann Tate, 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
  - Avoiding Plagiarism, Sharon Williams, Hamilton College
  - How to Lessen the Chances of Plagiarizing, Learning Skills Centre, University of Northern British Columbia
  - Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Avoid It, Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University
  - Plagiary and the Art of Skillful Citation, John Rodgers, Texas Medical Center
  - 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
  - General
    - Citing References to Web Sites, Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
    - Columbia Guide to Online Style, Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor
  - American Psychological Association (APA)
    - Web Extension to American Psychological Association Style (WEAPAS), T. Land
  - Modern Language Association (MLA)
    - Amy's Guide to MLA Documentation, Amy Moran
    - Citing Electronic Materials with the New MLA Guidelines, Michael N. Salda, Department of English, University of Southern Mississippi
    - 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 Form 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
- Speaking
  - Academic sites
    - Basic Communication Course Homepage, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas
    - Campus Writing and Speaking Program, North Carolina State University
    - Center for Writing and Speaking, Agnes Scott College
    - Learning to Speak and Speaking to Learn, Gary Smith, Pomona College
    - SpCom 100A (Effective Public Speaking), Department of Speech Communication, Pennsylvania State University
    - Speaking Across the Curriculum at Hamline University: The Oral Communication Program, Hamline University
    - Speaking, Arguing, and Writing Program, Mount Holyoke College
    - Speaking-Intensive Program, Mary Washington College
    - Virtual Presentation Assistant, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas
  - Commercial sites
    - The Art of Communicating Effectively, Presenting Solutions
    - Presenters University, Proxima


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