Tutorials
Research & Information Skills Tutorials
Information Literacy Interactive Tutorials
Research Skills
Introduction to Academic Research
"A video explains types of sources, a screencast tutorial demonstrates how to search Academic Search Complete, and students can practice searching for an article related to their topic. "
Boolean Bonanza
"Students help 3 people choose the best Boolean search commands for their searches. Venn Diagrams change color and the search statement is dynamically updated as students select the Boolean commands. Constructive feedback is given for each submission."
Narrowing a Topic
"In this scenario based activity, students help 3 people narrow down their topics. By moving a series of sliders, students aim to develop a research question that is interesting, yet narrow enough to find scholarly sources."
Evaluating Sources
"In this scenario based activity, students help 4 people to evaluate 3 sources they are considering using for their paper. Students can read the entirety of each source, then write a 2 to 3 sentence explanation of why someone should or shouldn't use the source and why."
Anatomy of Citations - MLA Style
"Students must identify the needed parts of 3 real publications and drag them to the appropriate category, i.e. Journal Title, Volume, Page Number."
Use of Sources
"To practice thinking about what sources work well together, instead of choosing sources, students will choose who to invite to a small dinner party."
All Lessons for First-Year English Classes
Information Literacy Video Tutorials
Research Process
Module 1: How Do I Search
Search Logic
Research Topic
Finding Keywords
Initial Search
Module 2: Sources
What Types of Sources Can I Use?
College Level Sources
Can I Use This Source?
Module 3: Finding Books (Specific to the UWM catalog)
Module 4: Finding an Article
Database Records
Selecting Articles
Module 5: Using the Web
Search Logic
Google Search ñ Evaluating Results
Evaluating Webpages
Google Scholar
Module 6: Citing Sources
What Belongs in a Citation?
Quick citation Sources
All Modules
Videos
College Research: What I Wish I had known (8 min)
College students discuss what is different about researching in college.
Research at the College Level: Advice for High School Students (8 min)
College students and professors discuss what to expect from college research assignments.
College Research Survival Skills (18 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNHPUge6Obc
Professors describe what college students should know about conducting research.
Library Resource Games
Ready Reference
Is your knowledge of the types of books in the library worth a million dollars?
Encyclopedia Challenge Board
Play a jeopardy style game to pit your knowledge of encyclopedias against a friend!
Primary and Secondary Sources
If you answer all questions about primary and secondary sources, perhaps you could become a millionaire.
Information Fluency Tutorials
Micromodules are self-paced, on-demand learning experiences each tailored to a specific topic about Internet searching. They are designed as 10-15 minute tutorials.
Searching
Query: What is a Query?
Search Box Strategy
Search Engines
Search Process
Sitemaps: What are they and how do they work?
Subject Indexes
Synonyms
Evaluating
Athor: Who Wrote This Webpage
Links From
Publisher: Who Published This Web Site?
Traditional Sources
Ethical Use
Citation
Copyright
All Micromodules (Not all are available for free.)
Tip Sheets:
Searching (10 Tips)
Evaluating (10 Tips)
Ethical Use (6 Tips)
Additional Games
Information Skills Games (Difficult to access)
* Quarantined: Axl Wise and the Information Outbreak (Arizona State): http://asu.edu/lib/game/
* The Information Literacy Game
This game loads slowly. Be patient.
Roll the dice, then answer the question to move around the board.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask them in the LMC.