LibGuides: Faculty Guide to InfoLit: Credo Information Literacy Core: Why InfoLit?

What is Credo's InfoLit?

Credo InfoLit--Core is a set of online videos, tutorials, and quizzes covering information literacy. Your library has subscribed to InfoLit and it is free for you and students to use, on campus or off.

The resource aims to:

Help students learn how to find relevant and reliable library and other research materials
Formulate appropriate, workable research questions
Synthesize what they learn into a final product such as a research paper, including citations that are apt for their field

Wondering how InfoLit works in real-life classrooms? This brief case study illustrates how Teri Catanio, an instructor and Director of the Career Center at Cairn University,PA, used Instruct to increase her students' research and writing abilities--the gains were immediate and persisted long-term, making the professors work easier and the students more successful.

Starter Kit

Instruct: Information Literacy - Starter Kit

To hit the ground running, try the following material with students. It will give them a solid start on IL basics without being overwhelming.

Video: The Research Process Part 1 (Pre-Search) Use this video to demonstrate the value of pre-research. Students will learn how to align their initial exploration to their assignment requirements.
Video: The Research Process Part 2 (In-Depth Research, Outlining, and Writing) This video will walk students through the process of in-depth research, outlining, and writing. This video will also help students understand the cyclical nature of research.
Video: Beginning Research with Wikipedia/Google Part 1 (Getting Started with Wikipedia/Google) This video will help students understand the process of background research by introducing techniques for gathering background information using Google and Wikipedia.
Video: Beginning Research with Wikipedia/Google Part 2 (Transitioning from Google/Wikipedia to Databases) In this video, students will learn how to use their search results from Google and Wikipedia to gather additional information using Google Scholar and library databases.
Video: Thesis Statements Use this video to help students identify the purpose of their research efforts and construct evidence-based statements. Students will learn how to narrow in on a topic, conduct background research, and synthesize the existing body of evidence in order to craft a compelling argument.