TILT

The Information Literacy Tutorial

If you've already done one or more modules, please start here.

The Vermont State College's TILT is an educational Web site designed to introduce 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.

Whether this site introduces new information or is a review, these fundamental concepts will be useful for any type of research you may do and will contribute to your success as a student.

You may navigate through the tutorial using the arrow below.

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Module 1

Selecting a Source
Sources of Information

What do you need?

The Library & the Web
Starting with the Library
Starting with the Web
Groups on the Web
The Library on the Web

Periodical Indexes

Let's get ready to research!

Review

Module 2

Searching for Information

Brainstorm
The Thought Process

Databases
Which Database?
Subject Searching
Keyword Searching
Combining Ideas

Untangling the Web
Which Search Engine?
Search Strategies
Future of Searching

Your Search is Over

Review

Module 3

Evaluating Sources

Locate It in Print
Finding Books
Searching for Bill Gates

Locate It on the Web
Dot What?

Evaluating Information
Author
Date
Publisher
Reviews
Content
SiteVision

Plagiarism

Citing
Parts of a Citation

Review

Copyright © 1998-2003. The University of Texas System Digital Library. This material may be reproduced, distributed, or incorporated only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the TILT Open Publication License available at http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/yourtilt/agreement.html. The Vermont State Colleges' version has been adapted by Linda Kramer and Ann Schroeder and updated January 2006.