Library - Literacy Tutorials

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What is Information Literacy?

Information Literacy is "understanding how to access and use information". I am dedicated to helping Antonian's students become independent, information-literate, lifelong learners. There is so much information available today that finding what you need has become very complicate. In order to help the students at Antonian become information-literate, I highly recommend the following three tutorials. Just click on the underlined words and have fun!

Credible Sources Count The Vaughan Memorial Library has created this tutorial to help students understand the importance of making certain that any website used information is true. There are many websites that have misleading and/or inaccurate information. Using bad information while you are preparing a research paper can result in a lower grade. Spend 10 minutes here and it will help you understand how to distinguish a good website from a bad website

Keyword searching in Library Databases. This tutorial is provided by the University of Missouri at St. Louis' Library system. Created by Chris Niemeyer, this is an excellent tutorial to use to help you understand how to find keywords when researching online databases.

Plagiarism Tutorial. The Vaughan Memorial Library has created this tutorial to help students understand what plagiarism is and why it is very important that researchers are aware when and under what circumstances they can legally use the work of other people. When are you using the work of others to further you informational needs and when are you illegally requisitioning someone else's work? Keep your work safe--don't plagiarize!