Notable Library Instruction Sites: 
Teaching Tips & Tutorials

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Or, Why It's a Good Idea To Evaluate Web Resources, created by Susan Beck
Gives evaluative criteria, sample pages to evaluate, suggestions for faculty in designing effective Internet assignments, and a bibliography. Updated in 2001. 

Tips and Techniques for Library Instruction - includes sections on teaching fundamentals, class planning, teaching tools, active learning, in-class interactions, and evaluation. 

Information Literacy Weblog. 

 Creating Learner-Centered Instruction - a self-paced guide to the instructional design process, theories of learning, analyzing instructional situations, developing student learning goals, designing instructional and learning strategies, creating assessment instruments, choosing instructional technologies, and planning evaluation measues. 

Teaching Tips from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Addresses planning a course, creating a syllabus, dealing with the first day of classes, strategies for learning students' names, facilitating students' note-taking, and more. 

A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence
Includes advice on giving lectures that are easy to outline, encouraging class discussion, being accessible outside of class, presentation style, speed and tone, etc.

CORE Tutorial, http://webct.cc.purdue.edu/public/LIB101/  (covers types of information, planning a research project, search basics, topic exploration, types of searches, keyword searches, indexes, the library catalog, the internet, and evaluating sources. also includes a glossary and quizzes)

CSU Information Competence, http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/infocomp/modules/index.html (9 individual tutorials address locating and retrieving information; using technological tools to access information; evaluating information; organizing and synthesizing information; communicating using information technologies; ethical, legal and sociopolitical issues surrounding information and information technology; and using and evaluating mass media information. includes exercises)

Data Game, http://manta.library.colostate.edu/datagame/ (covers where to look for information, how to find books and articles, and how to search the Web. also includes a self-assessment quiz)

FLYERS Tutorial: For Learning Your Essential Research Skills, http://www.udayton.edu/~library/flyertutorial/ (requires that Web Player be installed on your computer) 

Go for the Gold, http://www.lib.jmu.edu/library/gold/modules.htm  (gives an orientation to the library and information. addresses searching electronic databases, finding information resources, using Internet resources, evaluating information, information ethics, and developing search strategies. includes self-assessment exercises) 

Information Literacy Tutorial, http://library.ust.hk/serv/skills/infoliteracy.html (requires user to log in) 

Information Navigator, https://www.webct.ubc.ca/public/library_225/index.html (requires that you create an account)

Information Literacy and You, http://www.libraries.psu.edu/crsweb/infolit/andyou/infoyou.htm (covers all the usual topics, as well as gives context "about the information age") 

Information Literacy Tutorial, http://db.mctc.mnscu.edu/Library/tutorials/infolit/tablesversion/home.htm (addresses production and organization of knowledge, defining a research topic, using electronic and print resources, citing resources, and intellectual freedom and censorship. includes 7 quizzes, 8 assignments, and a competency exam. also comes in an ADA compliant version)

Information Literacy Tutorials, http://www.library.dal.ca/how/emodules/webindex.htm (covers developing a research strategy, search techniques, and more all in modules of 7-20 minutes in length) 

Library and Web Research: Strategies for Success, http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/tutorial/instructions.htm (covers topic selection, information retrieval, and evaluating information. interactive) 

Library Research Tutorial, http://www.griffith.edu.au/ins/training/library/home_lrt.html  (covers topic selection; searching catalogs, databases, and the Web; and evaluating information. includes assessment components)

Library Tutor, http://www.univnorthco.edu/library/libtutor/libtutor.htm (has a two-frame, split screen format. organized around a open-response questionnaire about research. includes information about focusing and analyzing topics, selecting tools, performing searches, finding materials, and evaluation)  

Library Tutorials, http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/electric/trainingmods/index_of_quizzes.htm (contains numerous tutorials and tutorial modules, including a library tour, a catalog guide, academic discourse and disciplines, database structure, what is information, and finding reference tools)

LILI: Learn Information Literacy Initiative, http://www.tafe.sa.edu.au/lili/ (begins with analyzing your assignment and identify needed resources; covers searching various resources; ends with evaluating and citing sources)

MAGician, http://library.ucr.edu/MAGS3/index.html (frames-based. includes tips for choosing a good research topic, the difference between books and articles, the difference between journals and magazines, indexes, and reading call numbers. has assessment quizzes) 

Merlin, Information Literacy Tutorial, http://www.library.umass.edu/merlin/ (comes in a text-only version. covers defining a research topic, the world of information, finding books, finding articles, using the Web, and evaluating information. includes exercises) 

NMSU Library Shortcuts: Learn the Library the Interactive Way (an NMSU Library tutorial) 

OASIS: Online Advancement of Student Information Skills, http://oasis.sfsu.edu/ (covers defining a research topic, locating and retrieving information, databases, the Web, evaluating and synthesizing information, using information technologies, legal and ethical issues, and media literacy. includes quizzes.) 

OSU Libraries Research Tutorial, http://osulibrary.orst.edu/instruction/tutorials/ (three sections on exploring your topic, refining your search, and engaging with your sources. quiz at the end of each section) 

OWLS: Online Workshops for Library Skills, http://library.humboldt.edu/infoservices/OWLS/OWLintro.htm (has sections on the library, catalog searching, periodical databases, electronic searching, government information, evaluating information sources, ethics of information use, and research strategies. includes exercises and quizzes)  

Penrose Library Information Literacy Tutorial, http://www.du.edu/~miclark/tutorial/ (series of Web pages. covers topic selection, information-seeking strategies, locating and accessing information, using information, and evaluating information)

Research Central, http://www.libs.uga.edu/researchcentral/ (split screen approach, with the left half focusing on research by subject areas and the right half focusing on the research process)

RIO: Research Instruction Online, http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/rio/ (has sections on the library's catalog, databases, finding articles, the Web, and writing papers. includes quizzes) 

Search Path, http://www.wmich.edu/library/searchpath (covers finding and evaluating information sources)

TILT (Texas Information Literacy Tutorial), http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/ (comes in two versions: one requiring plug-ins and one not. explains what information literacy is, refutes common misconceptions about the internet. has three separate modules on selecting, searching for, and evaluating information. quizzes included in each module.) 

WebLUIS Tutorial, http://reach.ucf.edu:8900/public/libtut/index.html (requires an account) 

Evaluating Internet Sites 101, http://library.albany.edu/usered/webeval  (asks students to evaluate real Web pages as they progress through the tutorial. somewhat interactive) 

Evaluating Web Pages, http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxh139/evalu/topic.htm (gets students to apply evaluative criteria by first introducing some basics about the Web, emphasizing the importance of comparing Web pages with printed materials, and the construction of evaluative criteria) 

Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion?
You Decide!, http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/hoax/index.htm (designed to be an in-class exercise. gives students evaluative criteria, some real Web pages to examine, and some helpful hints) 

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Or, Why It's a Good Idea To Evaluate Web Resources (an NMSU Library tutorial) 

Web Quest: Fact Or Fiction? Truth, Opinion, and the Web, http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/truth/truth.html (designed to be an in-class exercise. provides collections of real Web pages on the topics of the Holocaust, the Bell Curve, evolution, slavery, the Y2K bug, and homeopathy) 

American Civilization Research Tutorial, http://www.gvsu.edu/library/History/Title.htm (includes pre- and post-tests, exercises, and information about the production and nature of historical information, as well as strategies for finding information on historical topics)

Education Tutorial, http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/tutorials/education/educ.htm (covers education databases and more)

Electronic Resources in Nursing, http://www1.emmanuel.edu/library/nursing/ (requires an Authorware Web Player plug-in) 

Information Competence for the Discipline of Black Studies, http://www.csulb.edu/~ttravis/BlackStudies/ 

Library and Information Literacy Instruction in the Disciplines, http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/eduweb/sub.htm (links to individual tutorials on finding information in journalism, education, the life sciences, and international studies)

Library Research Instruction: Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~dsuarez/physeduc/index.html (covers developing a topic, exploring resources, refining the topic, and reporting findings within the fields of physical education & kinesiology, sports managment, recreation & leisure studies, tourism, community health sciences, & nursing) 

Quest: Falvey Memorial Library and Core Humanities Tutorial, http://www.library.villanova.edu/newquest/main.htm  (WebCT-based. need to log-in) 

RDN Virtual Training Suite, http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk (features tutorials like Internet for English, Internet for Historians, Internet Chemist, etc.)

Bare Bones 101: A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web, http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml (covers search engines, metasearch engines, subject directories, search strategies & techniques, and evaluation. includes assessment components) 

Computer Training Tutorials: Lessons on Using Computers and the Web, http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/index.html (addresses various aspects of computer hardware and software and Internet searching) 

Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial, http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html (explains Web browsers, search strategies, search tools, evaluating Web information, citing Web information) 

ICYouSee: T is for Thinking, A Guide to Critical Thinking about What You See on the Web, http://www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/hott.html (focuses on Web search tools and strategies. also includes a glossary of Web terms and information on how to create personal Web pages. includes a quiz) 

Internet Tutorial, http://www.bcplonline.org/tutorial/tutorial.html (tells how to set started on the Web, as well as how to navigate and search) 

Internet Tutorials, http://library.albany.edu/internet/ (individual tutorials on many aspects of the Web, including searching the deep Web and using Lynx)

Modular Approach to Teaching/Learning the World Wide Web, http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/pyramid.htm (addresses basic and advanced searching, as well as evaluating information) 

Net Trail, http://nettrail.ucsc.edu/index.html (focuses on Web browsing, using email, and newsgroups) 

net.TUTOR, http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/ (covers search tools, search skills, researching on the Web, and news sources on the Web) 

On the Cutting Edge: Searching for the Perfect Website, http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~dlyoung/webquest/wq_training/wq_t_cuttingedge/wq_t_ce_splash.html (a WebQuest) 

RDN Virtual Training Suite, http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk (features tutorials like Internet for English, Internet for Historians, Internet Chemist, etc.)

Search the Internet: A Graduated Approach in 5 Steps, http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Help/search.html (focuses on searching with search engines, metasearch engines, and directories) 

Searching the World Wide Web: A Basic Tutorial, http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/services/library/instruction/www/onlinecourse/ (covers all of the basics of search techniques and tools, plus specialty search engines and ask-an-expert services) 

Cat Tutorial, http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/cat_tutorial/searching.html or http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/cat_tutorial/index.html (from Penn State) 

Falcon: An Interactive Web Tutorial, http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/infosrv/tutorial/tutor1.html (from Bowling Green State University) 

Library Network catalog tutorial, http://tech.tln.lib.mi.us/web2/tutorial/ (from The Library Network, Southgate, MI. features a two-frame design) 

Looking Up Journals in the Online Catalog, http://www.lib.duke.edu/reference/catguide/journals.htm (from Duke University, focused on finding periodicals in the catalog)

QuickStudy: Library Research Guide, http://tutorial.lib.umn.edu./ (from the University of Minnesota. covers more than the local OPAC) 

ERIC Tutorial: An Introduction to Searching ERIC on WebSPIRS, http://www.indiana.edu/~libeduc/tutorial/; other ERIC tutorials at http://www.chapman.edu/library/instruction/tutorials/eric/erictutorial.html AND http://www.oswego.edu/library/eric_tut/index.html 

Expanded Academic ASAP, http://www.umsl.edu/services/libteach/asap/start.htm; see also http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/pdac/tutorial.html

How Public Are Public Records?, http://www.netforlawyers.com/article_public_records.htm (discusses how to find free public records on the Internet)

Interactive Tutorial for PsycLit http://www.lib.waldenu.edu/tutorial/welcome.html 

OVID Abstracts, http://www.umsl.edu/services/libteach/ovid/start.htm

PubMed Tutorial, http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/pubmed/pubmed2/ 

Using Databases: Applied Science & Technology Abstracts Full Text, http://www.nait.ab.ca/lr/library/resource/index.asp 

Using PsycINFO to Find Articles, http://www.libs.uga.edu/researchcentral/psycinfo/index.html 

Books for Distance Learners, http://www.oswego.edu/library/instruction/books.html 

Finding Periodical Articles, http://www.uwp.edu/library/periodicals/perios1.html (part of a larger tutorial. covers the difference between popular and scholarly. interactive) 

Flow of Information, http://wwwtest.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/flow/index.htm (covers the timeframes within which information is produced and communicated)

ILL Skills, http://vaughan.acadiau.ca/tutorials/illskills/ (covers the basic skills needed for successful completion of an ILL request - interpreting citations and checking the local catalog)

Information Cycle, http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/infocyle.htm 

Interpreting the Parts of a Citation, http://www.hccs.cc.tx.us/system/library/Center/In-the-Dark/ac.html (explains what the parts of a citation in an article database mean and how to go from a citation to the full text of an article) 

Journal Articles for Distance Learners, http://www.oswego.edu/library/instruction/journals.html 

LEO: Literacy Education Online, http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/ (addresses citations and documentation, using quotations, and avoiding plagiarism. focuses more on writing skills than information research skills)

Locating Company Information, http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/business/information/companyi.htm

Locating Industry Information, http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/business/information/industryi.htm  

Patents Tutorial, http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/business/Patents/index.html 

PDA: Palm m500 Resources, http://www.usd.edu/library/instruction/pdaindex.shtml (covers academic uses of PDAs)

Power Keyword Searching, http://www.lib.duke.edu/reference/catguide/keyword.htm

Research Center, http://www.hccs.cc.tx.us/system/library/Center.html (explains all sorts of library skills and terms within the settings in which they occur. unusual in being organized spatially rather than topically)