While at Southwestern, you will need to research information for your assignments. Once you graduate, you will most likely continue to research to make informed decisions in your job and for your family. By increasing your information literacy skills, you can search, locate, and evaluate these resources more effectively for your academic and personal needs.
Online
Library Tutorial
The online library tutorial
consists of six (6)
self-paced interactive instructional
modules that are designed to
teach the basic information skills.
The modules include an introduction,
main text, activities, hands-on practice, review
questions and quizzes. Each module
takes about 30 minutes to complete.
System Requirements
This interactive tutorial uses layers, pop-up windows, Javascript, Flash and Cascading Style sheets (CSS) extensively. To avoid problems,
make sure your computer meets
the system
requirements before you begin
the tutorial. When in doubt, use
the computers in the library
and the computer labs on campus
to view the tutorial.
Information
for Faculty
Information literacy is the
ability to effectively locate, evaluate,
and use appropriate information to
make reasoned decisions. Not only does
it require technology and computer
skills, it also focuses on content,
communication, and analysis. Students
who are information literate will be
able to assume greater control over
their own learning throughout their
lives.
For further information about information literacy, visit:
Credits
and Thanks
This online
library tutorial
is an adaptation
of Searchpath,
the information
literacy tutorial
designed by Western
Michigan University.
Searchpath has
incorporated material
from TILT, a tutorial
developed by the
University of Texas
System Digital
Library. Being
able to use Searcthpath’s
framework has allowed
us to concentrate
our efforts on
customizing the
tutorial for Southwestern
Library users.
Thanks are also extended to Karen Helland, Instructional Director, for her financial support in purchasing the software to develop the tutorial.
Feedback
We would appreciate
your feedback on the usefulness
of the tutorial and any suggestions
you have for improving them. Please contact
Pauline Smith psmith@socc.edu (541) 888-7261.