What are the Information Literacy (IL) modules?
Links to modules are provided below. Please contact library@niagaracollege.ca if you have any questions.
Citation and Plagiarism Modules:
Other Libraries and Learning Commons Modules:
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This tutorial defines what plagiarism is and provides students strategies to avoid plagiarism in their own work.
Completion Time: 40-50 minutes
This module teaches students how to construct citations in APA format. Students learn how to use citations and the importance of using proper citations in their own work.
Completion Time: 40-50 minutes
This tutorial teaches students how to construct citations in IEEE style. The tutorial describes the various citation styles available to students along with the importance of citing sources.
Completion Time: 30-40 minutes
Students completing this module learn what copyright is and why it is important. Also, students learn how to make proper use of public domain and Fair Dealing in their research.
Completion Time: 20-30 minutes
Developing a Research Question
In this tutorial, students learn how to broaden or narrow a research topic to develop a research question.
Completion Time: 15-20 minutes
Evaluating Internet Sources + Fake News
Using the acronym FACTS (Find, Action, Credible, Timeline, Sources), students learn to evaluate web sources to better distinguish credible resources from misinformation.
Completion Time: 15-20 minutes
In this tutorial, students learn how to generate search terms to produce better research results.
Completion Time: 10-15 minutes
Internet Search Tips: How to Google
This module provides students important web searching tips and strategies to help support their research and assignments.
Completion Time: 10-15 minutes
Popular vs. Scholarly Periodicals
This tutorial helps students to differentiate between popular versus scholarly articles and periodicals. Knowing the difference between popular vs scholarly is important for assignments and research.
Completion Time: 15-20 minutes
This module helps students to distinguish between primary and secondary sources and to use them appropriately in research assignments.
Completion Time: 10-15 minutes
This tutorial helps students to better understand an assignment by deconstructing it to its basic parts.
Completion Time: 10-15 minutes
The tutorial teaches students how to search the Niagara College library database to find academic books and peer-reviewed articles to support research assignments.
Completion Time: 15-20 minutes
