Library Instruction & Information Literacy

This video focuses on strategies for writing a strong paper that brings together ideas from multiple sources, including identifying main ideas, and paraphrasing and summarizing techniques.

This tutorial defines and explores information synthesis, including strategies for bringing together ideas and facts from multiple different sources at various stages in the research process, including background research and note taking, annotated bibliographies, and outlines. It also reviews different examples of final products of synthesis, such as literature reviews, persuasive essays, and research papers.

This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on synthesizing information.

This vdeo provides students with an overview of the basic structure of a research paper.

This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on writing research papers.

Use this video to help students craft clear and effective written assignments. Students will review the value of sentence variety and the importance of proofreading their work.

This tutorial provides students with an overview of paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing depending on the goal of their writing, plus how to accurately represent their sources.

Use this tutorial to introduce students to the purpose and components of an annotated bibliography. Students will become familiar with the three types of annotations as well as the formatting requirements for a completed annotated bibliography.

This video will encourage students to think about their role as academic writers. Students will also learn about the importance of background research and considering mutliple perspectives when joining the scholarly conversation.