Information Literacy Modules

USP Information Literacy Modules: ANVIL

The library is offering additional learning objects that supplement the many information literacy instruction opportunities already available. Each module contains a short (~5 minute) video instructing viewers on a discrete information literacy concept as defined by the ACRL¹ and AACU² information literacy standards. Attached to each video is a quiz game assessing understanding of the content covered in the video. See below for links to each module as well as a short description of what the video is about. Polk Library highly recommends assigning the completion of these modules for a grade. For instructors, ANVIL also offers in-depth assessment of the performance of students for each information literacy concept, as specific or as broad as requested.

• Information cycle: How information is created and disseminated; the types of sources and their creators; the different ways students might use a source on an assignment; benefits and drawbacks to different types of sources.
• Academic expectations: What is expected from a student when performing college-level research; how to analyze an assignment to understand what types of information is needed; how to choose a topic to research.
• Searching for information: How to determine search terms to use from a research topic; searching in subject databases provided by the library; searching in the library catalog for resources in the library.
• Locating information: How to find information in a database from the results screen; how to find resources located in the library; explanation of a call number; explanation of library services such as Universal Borrowing and Interlibrary Loan.
• Evaluating information: Understanding the difference between scholarly and popular resources; the peer-review process; how to determine if the information will be useful for the assignment; evaluating web sites.
• Citing/using information: Why sources should be cited; different methods of citing sources in an assignment; differences between common citation styles.

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¹ "Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education", American Library Association, September 1, 2006.

² "Information Literacy VALUE Rubric", Association of American Colleges & Universities, 2009.