Digital Literacy Tutorials

General Tutorials

Electronic Thesis and Dissertations

Provides a step-by-step process for submitting your theses electronically. See requirements at:  http://grad.illinois.edu/thesis

• You Tube version
• Flash Version (you can turn on the captioning by clicking on the CC on the menu bar at the bottom)
• Quick Time Version (for higher quality, but the captioning can't be turned off)

Online Research Resources

Introduces you to the Online Research Resources (ORR) page. This page serves as the entry point for the UIUC Library's electronic resources. The ORR can be accessed through the Library Gateway

RefWorks

Introduces you to RefWorks, a tool that collects, stores and organizes citations from books, articles, web sites, and other sources. It can automatically format those citations into a bibliography in a multitude of different citation styles. Refworks is provided by the Library and CITES without charge to UIUC students, staff and faculty.

Information Cycle

The Information Cycle is the progression of media coverage of a newsworthy event. It will help you to better know what is available on your topic and to better evaluate information sources.

• You Tube Version
• Flash Version (you can turn on the captioning by clicking on the CC on the menu bar at the bottom)
• Quick Time Version (for higher quality, but the captioning can't be turned off and it is slower to load

Avoiding Plagiarism

This tutorial is intended to assist you to avoid plagiarism in your papers.

• Flash Version with Quiz (you can turn on the captioning by clicking on the CC on the menu bar at the bottom)
• You Tube Version
• Quick Time Version (for higher quality, but the captioning can't be turned off and it is slower to load.

Additional Tutorials and Assistance

Tutorials Related to Learning Objects

For demonstrations on how to use various learning objects see our Learning Objects LibGuide

Learning Objects are digital materials with defined instructional value that can be used in a variety of ways to improve teaching and learning.

Samples include:

Audacity   Flash    Quicktime

Sea Monkey   Flash      Quicktime

Snag It  Flash      Quicktime

WebTools  Flash   Quicktime

The following  provide additional guidance for students and faculty.

Lightning Learn

Provides brief two to three minute video tutorials covering basic library tools and resources.

How Do I?

Web pages with tips on the research process.

Subject Area Tutorials

ABI/Inform

Introduces you to ABI/INFORM Complete (offered through the University of Illinois Business and Economics Library).The ABI/Inform database contains content from thousands of journals that help researchers track business conditions, trends, management techniques, corporate strategies, and industry-specific topics worldwide.

Education Research

Provides initial steps for using research tools in the field of education.

ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center

Part 1: Searching ERIC

• Flash Version *recommended* (you can turn on the captioning by clicking on the CC on the menu bar at the bottom)
• Quick Time Version (smaller size, the captioning can't be turned off and it is slower to load)
• You Tube Version

Part 2: Viewing Results

• Flash Version *recommended* (you can turn on the captioning by clicking on the CC on the menu bar at the bottom)
• Quick Time Version (smaller size, the captioning can't be turned off and it is slower to load)
• You Tube Version

Part 3: Using Search Tools, with ERIC Flash Quiz

• Flash Version *recommended* (you can turn on the captioning by clicking on the CC on the menu bar at the bottom)
• Quick Time Version without Quiz (smaller size, the captioning can't be turned off and it is slower to load)
• You Tube Version without Quiz

LIS Easy Search

This tutorial is intended to teach you about the LIS Easy Search, found at the Library and Information Science Virtual Library.

• Flash Version (you can turn on the captioning by clicking on the CC on the menu bar at the bottom)
• You Tube Version
• Quick Time Version (for higher quality, but the captioning can't be turned off and it is slower to load

LIS Basic Search Concepts: Boolean Logic

This short tutorial is intended to teach you about the Boolean Logic, a system for searching most databases.

• Flash Version (you can turn on the captioning by clicking on the CC on the menu bar at the bottom)
• You Tube Version
• Quick Time Version (for higher quality, but the captioning can't be turned off and it is slower to load

Health Information

Module 1: Finding Health Information:
Beginning Research on A Health Topic

• You Tube Version
• Flash Version (you can turn on the captioning by clicking on the CC on the menu bar at the bottom)
• Quick Time Version (for higher quality, but the captioning can't be turned off and it is slower to load

Module 2: Finding Health Information:
Selecting a Database

• You Tube version
• Flash Version (you can turn on the captioning by clicking on the CC )
• Quick Time Version ( higher quality, slower to load )