Lists possible information literacy lessons I can design for your class. They can be adapted to fit your specific needs.

1. Rebecca Leonhard’s Information Literacy Lessons @ LAS
Basic library orientation, explanation of services, and introduction to
website
TRAILS Assessment
o What information literacy skills and knowledge does your class
possess? What have they learned?
What is a library? What is a librarian? What does a librarian do?
How do you find stuff in a library?
o Types of call numbers – 3 types
Dewey Classification & Call Numbers
o Review of what a Dewey call number is from previous lesson
o Breakdown and chart of Dewey classification system
o How to read a Dewey call number
o Online tutorial
o Online quizzes
o Worksheets
Library of Congress
o Review of what an LC call number is from previous lesson
o Breakdown and chart of LC classification system
o How to read an LC call number
o Online quizzes
SuDocs (not really necessary to know in most cases)
o Review of what a SuDocs call number is from previous lesson
o Breakdown and chart of SuDocs classification system
o How to read a SuDocs call number
o Online tutorial
o Online quizzes
o Worksheets
Website Evaluation
o What is a good source? What is a bad source?
o Wikipedia
o Ways to tell if a website is good enough to cite and use as a source
for a paper or giving accurate information.
LAS Libraries online catalog
Databases
o Jstor database
o EBSCO Science Reference Center
o American Newspapers
o Time & Scientific American
o Credo Reference Database
o Global Issues in Context Database & scavenger hunt
How to choose a keyword for keyword searches
Online Search Techniques – Boolean Searching
Online Search Techniques – Wildcards & Truncation
Additional Online Search Techniques
o Different types of searches
o Different ways of searching

2. o Invisible web aka “deep web”
What types of materials are in the LAS libraries& when do you use them?
o Reference materials
 Encyclopedias (online), dictionaries (online), thesaurus
(online)
 Oxford English Dictionary
 Dictionary.com, apps
 Desk references
 Statistic manuals
o Magazines & journals & scholarly journals (Difference between
them)
 Scholarly vs. non-scholarly journals, peer-reviewed, etc.
o Newspapers (microfilm)
How to evaluate the information sources you find (books, periodicals,
media resources, etc.; not websites, already covered)
Google
Google Scholar
Copyright
Creative Commons
Citation of sources
o Plagiarism
o Cheating
o Quoting your sources
o Paraphrasing
o In text citations
Bibliographies, How to Make
Citations styles, MLA, Turabian, Chicago Manual of Style, APA & when to
use which one
Easybib, citationmachine.net, and other free citation creating websites
Bibliography apps on iPhone, EasyBib app