The Cooperative Library Instruction Project resources is a fantastic website with tutorials for students on internet use, searching, citations and more. The website explains it origins:
CLIP is a partnership between Western Oregon University, Oregon State University, Willamette University, and Chemeketa Community College whose mission is to design and develop sharable, web-based tutorials to assist in library instruction and information literacy.
The following tutorials may be of use to your students and you are able to embed them into your own website.
Evaluating Internet Sources:
Developing a topic:
Incorporating Sources into your Research Assignment:
What is a Library Database?
Generating Search Terms:
Why You Need to Cite Sources:
Internet Searching Tips:
Popular and Scholarly Sources:
Primary and Secondary Sources:
Also included are guides to compiling both APA and MLA style bibliographies.
Librarians can also request access to the CLIP quiz page as well as apply to become a writer for the site (you must join the site before you can apply.
Thanks to Joyce Valenza for blogging about this useful resource.
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These are great, it is SO helpful that they can be embeded right into the class blog or website for easy access.
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