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A number of self-selected information literacy resources have been evaluated using the RIDLs criteria, leading to a shortlisting of a selection of 15 good practice examples. This is not to say that... Delete the scoop?
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Welcome to the SDSU Library plagiarism tutorial, an educational web site designed to help improve your understanding of plagiarism, paraphrasing, and citing sources.
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Has self marking pre and post tutorial quizzes Delete the scoop?
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It's exam time and students are stressing about turning in papers on time. What's a teacher to do in terms of noticing student plagiarism?
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Useful strategies to help students avoid plagiarism including ideas for evaluating online content as part of an assignment. Delete the scoop?
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Most academics look down on the open source encyclopedia, but does it really hinder students' studies?
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A Lancaster University student looks at the pros and cons of Wikipedia in the Guardian. Includes extracts from interviews with two Lancaster academics. 
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May 16, 2:40 AM
I don't think anyone minds students starting with Wikipedia but as with any encyclopedia it should only be your starting point. Where are your research skills if that is all you look at? Likewise it would not be good enough if you chose just one academic source, a variety is needed.
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May 4, 5:31 AM
Awarness is a good thing. changing habits is a different matter! Delete the scoop?
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"...Much like physical obesity, information obesity presents a complex set of causes and solutions, rather than embracing the computational linearity of overload. This humanized way of thinking about the topic of information consumptionallows for a different approach in finding sustainable solutions to the problem at hand, of which information overload is only one factor..." Delete the scoop?
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Mishka Fielding, Learning Resources Manager with the help of Anthony Beal, e-Learning Adviser, RSC Northwest, created a one-hour interactive session to promote Learning Resources and Information Literacy to staff and students within the College. These sessions successfully promoted the department, increasing their stock circulation by 50% and their usage of e-books, putting them 1st out of 200 in the ‘Jisc Collections Project’. Delete the scoop?
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Part of the ACRL conference 2013 (10-13 April) was THATcamp , an unconference day. One session that caught my eye was Let’s Make a MOOC! Crowdsourcing an Information Literacy MOOC. Proposed by Kate Ganski and Kristin Woodward, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee... Delete the scoop?
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LILAC 2013 - Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference - hosted by The University of Manchester Library, 25th-27th March 2013. Delete the scoop?
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The controversy over writer Nate Thayer’s failure to credit his sources, which some alleged amounted to plagiarism, is just part of an ongoing debate over how we use — and give credit for — information in a digital age.
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Interesting thoughts on the recycling of content and attribution Delete the scoop?
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There are growing numbers of library and information sector posts which have the term “information literacy” in the job title, or which have information literacy development as a key responsibility.
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Sheila Webber is leading this project and is giving a workshop on the subject at the current LILAC conference taking place in Manchester, UK - http://www.lilacconference.com/WP/ Delete the scoop?
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"Information Literacy", a playlist created by Antony Beal Jisc
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Includes "a humorous reworking of Coldplay's hit song "Viva La Vida" with new lyrics by Dr. James F. McGrath of Butler University, focusing on information literacy and student research."
Also contains the ever popular plagiarism video (new take on the Christmas Carol story) from the University of Bergin, the CRAAP test song and student's views on "Information Literacy" 
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June 12, 8:44 AM
Excellent remix of Cold Play's song with some new lyrics about searching for an evaluating information sources! Love it. Delete the scoop?
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EdTechTeacher provides professional development services to teachers, schools, districts, and administrators.
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Recording and slides of a webinar looking at the use of Wikipedia in education and detailed "under the bonnet" mechanics - could be very helpful when planning info skills sessions Delete the scoop?
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New Research Article From Project Info Literacy appears in the latest issue (Vol 37, No 114 (2013)) of Library and Information Research.
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Findings include information from interviews with employers and student focus groups 
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May 30, 9:28 PM
Information and Digital literacies that matter in today's workplace! Great article on what employers seek in terms of graduates being able to search information effectively on-line incorporating social media.. Delete the scoop?
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PILOT by Imperial College London, modified by Marion Kelt, Glasgow Caledonian University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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There is a nice zine-type publication called Teaching Info Lit With Zines, from Kelly McElroy. It has an introduction explaining why this is useful, and three ideas for lessons... Delete the scoop?
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A case study of an international online community. University of Birmingham Delete the scoop?
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Kovalik, Cindy; Yutzey, Susan; and Piazza, Laura. Information Literacy and High School Seniors: Perceptions of the Research Process. School Library Research Vol. 16 (2013). Delete the scoop?
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Survey developed by librarians and sponsored by Credo finds students lack basic skills critical to lifelong success (8 April 2013, Boston, Oxford) Credo today announced that the results of an information literacy survey of over 1,500 students from more than 400 institutions worldwide are now freely available. Anyone may register for a free copy, along with a paper authored by Dr. Allen McKiel, Dean of Library Services at Western Oregon University Delete the scoop?
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This case study is part of the Power to the Librarian series, which profiled exceptional library professionals in a variety of roles from information literacy to showcasing the quality and impact of the academic research enterprise. Delete the scoop?
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Have a look at some digital resources for information literacy that have been nominated for this year's Credo Reference Digital Award