Resources for LANG 120 and LSIC 379 Instructors

There are various options available to incorporate information literacy instruction into your Language 120 and LSIC 379 classes.  Please read and consider which mode of instruction might work best for you and your students.

Library User Information Literacy Modules

Our online learning modules can guide students through information literacy skills sets such as creating a research strategy, finding books and articles, and evaluating information found on the web.

Feel free to equip your students with info lit basics and vocabulary by including an assignment to complete the short modules linked below.

Research Basics:

• Overview of Ramsey Library

• Developing a library research strategy

• Constructing a search statement

• Links to citing resources

Finding Articles:

• Finding articles

• Distinguishing scholarly journals from magazines

Finding and Evaluating Web Information:

• Using Google for research

• Evaluating web information

Suggested Sample Assignments

There are numerous assignments to incorporate information literacy instruction into your classes.  Please read and consider if one or more of these sample assignments might be appropriate for your class of students.

• Introductory level research:

• Using EBSCOhost database to find relevant articles

• Finding and evaluating web information

• Keeping a research journal

• Making an evaluative annotated bibliography

• Advanced level research:

• Conducting a literature review

• Conducting database searches

Designing Successful Info Lit / Library Research Assignments

Select this link for tips on designing assignments that Ramsey Library can support effectively, and that will require students to find, evaluate, cite and use information.

Your subject library liaison is available for consultation, and can help you create assignments that teach students how to find relevant research materials and utilize Ramsey Library's resources.

Schedule a Library & Information Literacy Instruction Session

Select this option to schedule a class workshop tailored to the specific needs of your students.  We strongly suggest that you contact your subject library liaison no later than two weeks prior to any desired instruction session date to ensure adequate preparation time and classroom availability.  Please have a range of possible dates in mind to ensure library instructor availability and classroom scheduling.

Research Guides

Ramsey Library's Research Guides contain information about finding research sources for a variety of academic disciplines, library collections and services, and links to helpful information on the web.

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This page created by Janet Ferguson. Last updated 20 September 2007. Comments to the Library Web Team.

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