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Faculty Services : Library Instruction

Library Instruction : Overview
An overview of library instruction, types of instruction, and scheduling

Library Instruction Calendar

Library Instruction Request Form

For questions and other scheduling information, contact Charley Hively (Charley.Hively@fairmontstate.edu) or call 367-4617 or 367-4121.

Library Instruction Evaluation Form

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Library Assignments and Research and Library Skills
Provides tips and links to useful web sites that will assist you when designing library research assignments.

Online Tutorial (TILT) Freguently Asked Questions
Answers questions about the onlnine tutorial such as what research and library skills are taught and who may use the tutorial.

Information Literacy

TILT : Texas Information Literacy Tutorial

TILT is an educational Web site designed to introduce first-year students to research sources and skills. The tutorial offers an introduction and three modules which you can complete in any order. Each should take you approximately 30 minutes. This tutorial includes:
  • An overview defining information literacy and addressing some common misconception about the Internet
  • Module One covering different sources of information, including where to find them and how to choose the best ones for your research
  • Module Two covering skills for effective searching library databases and the Web, including choosing and combining terms
  • Modules Three covering criteria for assessing the credibility of sources, as well as how to cite print and online information
  • Quizzes are included with each module.
 FLIRT : Fairmont Library Internet Research Tutorial

This tutorial has been designed specific for Fairmont State, the library, and its resources. Like TILT above, this interactive tutorial includes:
  • An overview defining information literacy and addressing some common misconception about the Internet
  • Module One covering different sources of information, including where to find them and how to choose the best ones for your research
  • Module Two covering skills for effective searching library databases and the Web, including choosing and combining terms
  • Modules Three covering criteria for assessing the credibility of sources, as well as how to cite print and online information
  • Database tutorials
  • Quizzes are not included.
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Last Modified: 1/14/2009