Information Literacy Instruction Modules: Instruction Modules by ACRL Framework
Ready-made information literacy instruction modules for delivery by faculty or librarians
Authority is Constructed annd Contextual
- Annotated BibliographyStudents will learn the importance of an annotated bibliography and the use of APA citations, by searching the library databases for peer-reviewed articles and citing them according to APA rules.
- Web EvaluationStudents will learn the SPALT criteria for evaluating and be able to determine the validity of a website
Research as Inquiry
- Search Strategy?• Students will be able to develop a list of useful keywords/search terms.
• Students will understand how adding additional search terms will affect their results.
• Students will be able to recall information retrieval systems that are appropriate to their research topic/discipline - Company Benchmarking vis-a-vis Industry StatisticsStudents will learn to bench mark and analyze a company’s revenue numbers versus industry revenue numbers and propose reasons for improved or decreased performance.
- Where Do I Find That?Students will learn to consider what kinds of resources (within and external to the online library) might provide needed information
Information Has Value
- Plagiarism, Is this Important?• Students will be able to identify examples of plagiarism.
• Students can define plagiarism
• Students know the consequences of plagiarizing - Different (Citation) Styles for Different Folks• Students will learn that different disciplines use different citation styles.
• Students will be able to articulate the differing elements of three citation formats. - It Pays to Be a MemberStudents will evaluate the costs of particular kinds of information and how these affect access
Scholarship as Conversation
- New Study Finds...Students will demonstrate how information sources differ and how information is processed.
- Different Sources = Different ResultsStudents will learn that the choice of where to search affects how a topic is addressed and what will be found.
Students will learn about three relevant research tools.
Information Creation as a Process
- Compare and ContrastStudents will learn the differences between an informal information source, such as a blog, and a more formal source like a scholarly article.
Searching as Strategic Exploration
- Picture ThisUpon completion of this module, students will be able to:
• Tell why it is important to comply with copyright law and use rights-cleared images
• Correctly interpret Creative Commons licenses for three images
• Correctly apply Creative Commons licenses for three images - A Cut Above Keyword Searching• Students will learn the definition of a keyword.
• Students will learn that there are a variety of ways to access information by searching different fields in our databases.
• Students will learn the definition of synonyms.
• Students will learn how to conduct keyword searches, subject searches and title searches. - Look at the Past to Understand the PresentUpon completion of this module, students will be able to:
• Find information on a labor leader or event
• Be able understand to the different aspects of past labor events and leaders and how it has influenced labor today - Business ResearchUpon completion of this module, the learner will be able to demonstrate to peers how a library business database may be utilized effectively
