Information Literacy Resources for Students

Below are a few resources that will hopefully answer any questions you may have about information literacy.

Are you IL?
Unsure whether or not you can call yourself information literate? Take this ten question quiz and see if you have what it takes.

BILT: Bulldog Information Literacy Tutorial
Does the idea of searching for journal articles make you break out into a cold sweat? Do you have a hard time judging whether or not the source you found is scholarly or popular? Check out BILT. It goes over the major concepts of information literacy with some movies and interactive features and even quizzes you to make sure you know your stuff. You'll be BILT into a better searcher in no time.

e-struction
Do you love e-mail as much as I do? If so, e-struction may be for you. Sign-up and you get instruction on a variety of article databases and other online resources that can help you with your research. The lessons will be delivered directly to your inbox so you can save the ones you need and delete the rest.

Glossary of Library Terms
In the library, do you feel like the librarians and staff are speaking a whole other language? Check out this glossary of commonly used library terms to put things into plain English.

How do I...
Check out this growing list of commonly asked questions and answers.

Virtual Tour
The library is a big place and sometimes the signs and your own sense of direction just aren't enough. Take a virtual tour to find out where everything is located so you'll never get lost again.