These handouts are intended to be used to help students develop information literacy skills.  Most are available in PDF or Word formats.

Credibility Checklist
Checklist used to determine the trustworthiness of the sources you find.
Acrobat (PDF): Credibility Checklist
Microsoft Word (Doc): Credibility Checklist

Information Need Worksheet
Worksheet used by students to think about the information that they need prior to searching.  It is often used in combonation with the Information Types Handout listed below. 
Acrobat (PDF): Information Need Worksheet
Microsoft Word (Doc): Information Need Worksheet

Information Types Handout
A conceptual classification of information sources based by author credentials, methodology used, intended audience, and purpose of source.  These types are independent of format.
Acrobat (PDF): Information Types Handout
Microsoft Word (Doc): Information Types Handout

Narrowing a Topic
Handout used to make your topic more manageable and focused.
Acrobat (PDF): Narrowing a Topic
Microsoft Word (Doc): Narrowing a Topic

Research Map
Worksheet used to define your topic, extract keywords for searching, and map the research tools you have used.
Acrobat (PDF): Research Map Page 1, Research Map Page 2
Microsoft Word (Doc): Research Map

Source Log
Handout used by students to keep track of students.  The log encourages students to evaluate and consider how sources will be used.
Acrobat (PDF): Source Log
Microsoft Word (Doc): Source Log

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