Registering Your ID in the Library
Description: Online video. This page includes the basic information needed to access the library from off campus. It also includes a short video about the registration process.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/tutorials/registration_032408/registration_032408.html
Research Map
Description: Handout for students (Word Doc). Worksheet used to define your topic, extract keywords for searching, and map the research tools you have used.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/handouts/researchmapfall03.doc
Source Log
Description: Hand out (Word Doc). Handout used by students to keep track of students. The log encourages students to evaluate and consider how sources will be used.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/handouts/source_log_0705.doc
Information Need Worksheet
Description: Online video. Worksheet used by students to think about the information they need prior to searching. It is often used in combination with the Information Types Handout listed below.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/handouts/information_need_worksheetfall05.doc
Narrowing a Topic
Description: Handout for students (PDF)
Description: Handout used to make your topic more manageable and focused. Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/handouts/narrowing_topic.pdf
Considering Your Sources with a Critical Eye
Description: Handout (Word doc). Handout which explains the concept, Relevance + Credibility + Timeliness + Dependability + Point of view = A Good Source.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/handouts/evaluatingsources04-05.doc (used with Choosing Sources for Papers & Speeches videos)
Choosing Sources for Papers & Speeches Part 1
Description: Online video for students. Three part video about evaluating sources using the "Considering Your Sources with a Critical Eye" handout . Each video part is 4-6 minutes long.
Copy this Link: Part 1, http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/tutorials/Evaluatingsources_part1/Evaluatingsources_part1.html
Choosing Sources for Papers & Speeches Part 2
Description: Online video for students. Three part video about evaluating sources using the "Considering Your Sources with a Critical Eye" handout. Each video is 4-6 minutes long.
Copy this Link: Part 2, http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/tutorials/Evaluatingsources_part2/Evaluatingsources_part2.html
Choosing Sources for Papers & Speeches Part 3
Description: Online video for students. Three part video about evaluating sources using the "Considering Your Sources with a Critical Eye" handout . Eachvideo part is 4-6 minutes long.
Copy this Link: Part 3, http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/tutorials/Evaluatingsources_part3/Evaluatingsources_part3.html
Information Types Handout
Description: Handout for students. A conceptual classification of information sources based by author credentials, methodology used, intended audience, and purpose of source. These types are independent of format.(Used with Info Types video)
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/handouts/types_of_information_0705.doc
Information Types Video Part 1
Description: Online video for students, Part one of two videos, this video reviews a organizational scheme based on the differences in author, method used for creating it, and intended audience for the source. This video is a first step in evaluating sources for students. It was created for first-time researchers in mind. The accompanying information types handout may be a useful complement.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/tutorials/infotypesa/infotypesA.html
Information Types Video Part 2
Description: Online video. Continuing from the first video, this video reviews a organizational scheme based on the differences in author, method used for creating it, and intended audience for the source. The video is a first step in evaluating sources for students. It was created for first-time researchers in mind. The accompanying information types handout may be a useful compliment.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/tutorials/infotypesb/infotypesB.html
Annotated Bibliography Assignment
Description: Handout for students (Word Doc). Assignment for an annotated bibliography that explains the process of organizing, evaluating, and using information prior to writing a research paper.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/informationliteracy/annotatedbibassignment.doc
Sample Annotated Bibliography
Description: Handout for students (Word Doc). A handout for students that demonstrates how to put together an annotated bibliography with examples of citations and annotations. This is used to emphasize how to think about sources prior to using them in a paper.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/informationliteracy/evaluating/annotatedbibpage.doc
Sample Annotated Bibliography Rubric
Description: Rubric for instructors (Word Doc)
Description: A grading rubric used in grading annotated bibliographies. This rubric emphasizes evaluating sources.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/informationliteracy/evaluating/annotatedbibrubric.doc
Persuasive Appeal: Defining Logos, Pathos, & Ethos
Description: Online Video for Students. A 3-minute video for students defining the three appeals (logos, pathos, & ethos) intended to be used during writing or speech lessons about creating rhetorical arguments.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/tutorials/appeals/appeals.html
Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing
Description: Web page for students. Lists examples of accurate and inaccurate uses of information to teach students to avoid plagiarism.
Copy this Link: http://online.morainevalley.edu/websupported/com101-dow/document.htm
Using MLA Format
Description: An 8 minute video about using the Modern Language Association style in papers.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/tutorials/MLAVideo/MLAVideo.html
Using APA Format
Description: Online Video. A 7 minute video about using the American Psychological Association style in papers.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/tutorials/APAstyle/APAstyle.html
Audience Analysis Handout
Description: Handout for students (Word doc). Handout for students to help them think about the characteristics of their audience. This could be used for COM-101 or COM-103.
Copy this Link: http://www.morainevalley.edu/informationliteracy/using/audienceanalysis.doc
