This resource is used to provide library instruction for introductory undergraduate composition courses.

This is a writing assignment intended to get to students to think about the relevance of Earth Science to their everyday lives. Students are asked to read a short news article, selecting 1 of 3 articles provided as choices, that discusses a specific earth science topic. Students write a 1-page report summarizing the article and use the write-up to summarize their familiarity with the topics presented. Students will re-evaluate their understanding of the article and associated earth science topic at the end of the course.

This resource includes seven independent modules that focus on essential skills for engineering including how to find, understand, evaluate, and document information sources that are commonly used by engineers such as journal articles, patents, standards/guidelines, books, and webpages.

The resource has been created as a series of self-learning modules to support all undergraduate engineering students, regardless of their level of study. Since each online module focuses on building different skills, they can be used in combination or individually.

The seven modules included in this OER include:
1. Evidence-based practice
2. Books
3. Web Information
4. Journal Articles
5. Patents
6. Standards
7. Citation

This project is made possible with funding by the Government of Ontario and through eCampusOntario’s support of the Virtual Learning Strategy. To learn more about the Virtual Learning Strategy visit: https://vls.ecampusontario.ca

Students use the 5 Ws (who, what, when, where, why, and how) to evaluate an information source and determine if they would cite it in a paper. This assignment is used as an information literacy exercise at the University of Tennessee Libraries, where students are given a New York Times column to read before completing the assignment in groups.

For a copy of this resource as it was originally given to students, go to: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0vtrPDaeiV6VFJUYUNzRGlfb00/view?usp=sharing. Results of the use of this activity were shared in an article published in the journal Reference & User Services Quarterly 53, no. 4 (Summer 2014): 334-347.

What does it mean for a source to be credible? Why is it important to use these sources? How can you tell if a source is credible?

The Evidence-Based Practice lesson is mapped to the Research as Inquiry Frame and addresses how to match a clinical question to types of research evidence.

This set of assignments exposes students to data which can be used to analyze economic inequality in international and historical context. Then students are asked to generate a thesis-driven argument drawing supporting evidence from one or more of the data sources.

FACTS is an acroynm to help students remember key points when evaluating information.

An overview of print books and how to find them.  Includes informatoin on reference materials and Boolean searching. Videos are close-captioned.

This resource was initially created to help creative arts students critically engage with referencing and citation politics and celebrate in time for Eurovision in May 2021!
Five things you can learn from Eurovision about referencing include:
1. Both referencing and Eurovision are political
2. Question power and privilege and amplify diverse voices
3. Prioritise quality over quantity of sources and focus on content more than staging or style
4. Record and backup sources so you can learn from the past 
5. Inspired by this year’s Eurovision theme Open Up, support open scholarship

As we dig into the conversation about academic success, research shows that information literacy is essential to the ongoing learning process and students' success.  Use these activities to explore information literacy further.

As we dig into the conversation about academic success, research shows that information literacy is essential to the ongoing learning process and students' success.

The Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) is a software extension for ArcGIS that allows for automated shoreline change calculations along the coast. The user must supply the shoreline data and the software helps the user create measurement locations (transects) and completes the shoreline change calculations at each location. The result is a visual representation of the shoreline change along a coastline. This representation is far more useful for analysis that one overall average. Unusually high rates of erosion/accretion are easily recognized from the resulting map.
The study location is Rodanthe, NC. The data used in this exercise is the sample data provided by the USGS.

This module illusrates navigation to and use of Gale PowerSearch from the Alabama Virtual Library.  All videos are closed-captioned.

Graduation is a board game designed to teach the frame "Information Has Value" from the Association of College and Research Libraries' Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (2015). Created by students in ISI 6372 Information Literacy at the University of Ottawa, Winter 2020.

Applying the latest research to a clinical question is a vital skill for any evidence-based practitioner. These five Health Research Readiness modules introduce you to essential health information resources and equip you with the skills to efficiently find, evaluate, and reference them. Relevant for undergraduates, postgraduates, or anyone wanting to improve their health sciences information skills.
The five modules include:
Module A: Sources of information
Module B: Types of information
Module C: Searching
Module D: Evaluating information
Module E: Referencing

A Twine choose your own adventure flipbook that teaches students the concept of authority from the "Authority is Constructed and Contextual" frame, as outlined in the Association for College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education (2015). Created by students in ISI 6372 Information Literacy at the University of Ottawa, Winter 2020.

A brief introduction to Information Literacy that includes research and source types.Videos are close-captioned.

The intent of this OER is twofold: to offer a free or low cost quality text to our students in a one-unit information literacy course and to offer a starting place to anyone who wishes to develop their own class or OER. It is intentional that this text is not San Diego City College specific because the skills we teach in our LIBS 101, and are reflected in this OER, are transferable skills. This allows students to take what they learn here and apply it to any information need in any environment: academia, careers, life-long learning, bar bets, or what have you. It is not an attempt to be a comprehensive book on information literacy, but rather a brief overview in support of this one-unit class.