Library

Hermann Memorial Library

Resources for Information Literacy Teaching and Learning

 

For Students

Library Services: A Friendly Guide for First-Year Students. An introduction to library services and research skills.

The Dewey Decimal System. A short reference guide for the scheme of all knowledge that was originally devised by Melvil Dewey in 1876.

How to Evaluate Your Sources. The SCOAR method for evaluating the appropriateness of research sources for academic use.

How to Evaluate Web Pages. A checklist of criteria.

A Timeline of Information Propagation. A description of the sequence of knowledge products that are triggered by an event.

 

Resources for Creating a Bibliography

MLA Bibliographic Style. A short guide to creating bibliographic citations in the Modern Language Association's format.

APA Bibliographic Style. A short guide to creating bibliographic citations in the American Psychological Association's format.

NoodleTools. An online citation builder and research tool for our students.

 

For Professors

A Selected Bibliography of Print and Online Resources for Information Literacy Teaching and Learning

Information Literacy Components of Courses at SUNY Sullivan

A Guide for Teachers Who Bring Their Classes to the Library for Visits or Presentations by Librarians

Information Literacy Competencies for Community Colleges