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Library Instruction Materials on the Internet
 

TexShare Education Services Working Group members Joan Alcott, Reference Librarian from Moody Learning Center at San Antonio College, and Ping Liu, Systems Librarian from Harris County Public Library, compiled the following set of resources.

TexShare Database Online Tutorials | Library Research Concepts and Skills
Teaching 101 | Instructional Resources Clearing Houses

 

TEXSHARE DATABASE ONLINE TUTORIALS

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GALE
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PROQUEST
LIBRARY RESEARCH CONCEPTS AND SKILLS

CSUMB Information Competence Tutorials
These tutorials and exercises include the entire gamut of the researching, evaluating and using information.

Doing Research: An Introduction to the Concepts of Online Searching
- University of Ilinois at Chicago
This creative tutorial presents an animated approach to teaching the use of the search term AND, choosing keywords, identifying synonyms and how to read a citation.

The Library Research Process -- San Antonio College
Defines an efficient and effective method to define, analyze, review, and summarize virtually any research topic.The systematic approach is both easy to use and simple to learn.

NetTrail Information Literacy Tutorial - University of California Santa Cruz
Though somewhat specific to the University System of Georgia, this site contains an introduction to the information process and key concepts needed for library research.

Online Library Learning Center - University System of Georgia
Though somewhat specific to the University System of Georgia, this site contains an introduction to the information process and key concepts needed for library research.

SBU Library Research Guide
The modules-- Choosing a Topic, Identifying Sources, Using the Web and Citing Sources can be used in any library situation.

TILT: Texas Information Literacy Tutorial - University of Texas System
The three learning modules of TILT will increase the user’s skill level in selecting, searching, and evaluating information for academic research.

TEACHING 101

LibraryInstruction.com
Described as "The Librarian's Weapon of Mass Instruction", it contains materials from lesson plans to articles about library instruction.

LIRT: Library Instruction Teaching Tips
Created by ALA Library Instruction Round Table, this site provides tips and information on Classroom Management, Classroom Materials, Presentation Skills, and Technology in the Classroom.

Teaching Tips Index (Honolulu Community College)

Tips and Techniques for Library Instruction (University of Texas at Austin)

Tips for Instructional Librarians (UMass-Amherst)

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES CLEARING HOUSES

If you are looking for ideas and resources for Library Instruction/Information Literacy or if you are developing a program, consider the extensive materials collected by professional organizations.

ACRL: Informational Literacy

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Last Update: 09/12/06

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