These brief, video tutorials are designed to help you use the library and enhance your information literacy skills. They are sequenced so that a student wishing to become information fluent may view each video by working through the page, top-to-bottom. Upon clicking on the videos, you may also access the video scripts.
Each video contains a short quiz while each heading section may include a comprehensive quiz for that set, e.g. "Library Orientation Quiz." Students may use these as "self-checks," or faculty may assign them. The results of the quiz will be emailed to students for forwarding to their instructors.
Library Basics / Library Orientation
Take the Library Orientation Quiz to test yourself on this entire section.
Library Services |
The Library Catalog |
One Search |
Finding a Scholarly Article |
Choosing a Database |
Interlibrary Loan |
Starting Your Research
Take the Starting Your Research Quiz to test yourself on this entire section.
Formulating A Good Research Question |
Concept/Mind Mapping |
Identifying The Types Of Information Needed |
Finding Sources
Take the Finding Sources Quiz to test yourself on this entire section.
Selecting & Using Keywords |
Discovering and Locating Sources |
Locating Documents Using Citations |
Searching Google Effectively |
Evaluating Sources
Take the Evaluating Sources Quiz to test yourself on this entire section.
Selecting Relevant Articles |
Scholarly, Trade, and Popular Articles |
Primary vs. Secondary Sources |
Evaluating Information From The Web |
Using Sources Effectively
Organizing Sources for the Writing Process |
Using Sources Ethically (Plagiarism)
The information in this section is so important that it has been moved to its own page.
Types of Assignments
What is a Researched Argument Essay? |
What is an Annotated Bibliography? |
What is a Literature Review? |
Additional Resources & Tools
Google Scholar |
Bibliographic Management Software & Refworks |
 Assignment Calculator |
Research Application in the 21st Century Workplace
Take the 21st Century Workplace Quiz to test yourself on this entire section.
Finding Information in the Workplace |
Seeking Knowledge from Others in the Workplace |
Searching Google Effectively |
Challenges to using Research as an Individual |
Challenges to using Research as Part of a Group |
These video tutorials were created using the Pace Academic Development Award by an instructional designer, Joshua Vossler, in partnership with UWF Librarians.
For more information and a variety of ideas about how to incorporate these video tutorials and information literacy into your course, please see our Faculty Guide to Information Literacy Assessment.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Britt McGowan at bmcgowan@uwf.edu.
We also welcome student and faculty feedback!