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Faculty Introduction To Information Literacy Modules

An Introduction From Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarianperson smiling

Hi! My name is Alison Gurganus, I am a librarian at San Diego Mesa College and I have created these information literacy (IL) modules to help you teach IL to your students. You can use all of the modules, some of the modules, or just individual pages, it's up to you! The goal is to help you create better researchers and for your students to gain valuable critical thinking skills that they can carry throughout their lives.

These modules are a work in progress, by this I mean that they are ever evolving as I get feedback (feel free to use this form Links to an external site. for feedback anytime :-). So far, the student modules consist of:

  • The Research Process
    • Choosing a topic
    • Concept mapping
    • Refining your topic
    • Choosing the most effective search terms
    • Understanding source types and when to use them
    • Understanding the difference between scholarly and popular sources
    • Quiz your knowledge (coming soon)
  • Searching and Evaluation Websites
    • Careful evaluation of search result pages
    • Evaluating websites for authority
    • Evaluating websites for credibility
    • Using Wikipedia for good
    • How to Use Google Scholar
    • Quiz Your Knowledge (coming soon)
  • Using Library Resources
    • Understanding why we use library databases
    • Understanding how to use library databases
    • Refining your library database searches
    • Quiz your knowledge (coming soon)
  • Citing Sources (AKA The Ethical and Legal Uses of Information
    • The importance of being part of the "scholarly conversation"
    • Understanding why we cite our sources
    • A dive into six different types of plagiarism
    • The ethical uses of Chat GPT and other forms of artificial intelligence
    • Quiz your knowledge (coming soon)

But what is information literacy really and why do librarians think that it is so important? Go to the next page and all will be revealed.

 

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