Digital Literacy

"Uncover and Discover"


Additional Assistance


Course Management System Integration

Working with Librarians to Integrate Content into Faculty Courses

Examples in Moodle and Web CT/Vista [Illinois Compass]

 

Tailored Course Guides

Collaborate on specific course guides that include the critical resources needed to do research for that class (suggested databases and search terms, journals of importance, tips, search strategies, multimedia)

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Top 5 Library Links for any Specific Class

Let students find the relevant web pages, databases, journals or research in seconds

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Librarian Chat Hours Within the Course

Arrange to have Library Chat Hours using the Chat widget inside Web CT to help answer research questions

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Learning Modules

Librarians and faculty can co-create sequenced learning steps [tutorial style] to scaffold them through the research process

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RSS Feeds

Provide feeds to information alerts and sources relevant for that course

Bulletin Board

Arrange for librarian access to the Bulletin Boards or Forums.  Monitoring questions and comments may provide opportunities for research assistance.

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Class Wiki

Librarians can contribute to class wikis with additional resources

Image of a class wiki