TILT is an online information literacy tutorial. The curriculum covers the following concepts.
Module 1
Selecting a Source
The Library & the Web
Starting with the Library
Starting with the Web
Groups on the Web
Periodical Indexes
Popular or Scholarly?
Magazines or Journals?
Let’s get ready to research!
Review & Quiz
Module 2
Searching for Information
Brainstorm
The Thought Process
Databases
Which Database?
Subject Searching
Keyword Searching
Combining Ideas
Searchers Wanted
Untangling the Web
Which Search Engine?
Search Strategies
Future of Searching
Your Search is Over
Review & Quiz
Module 3
Evaluating Sources
Locate It in Print
Finding Books
Finding Articles
Searching for Bill Gates
Locate It on the Web
Dot What?
You Make the Call
Evaluating Information
Author
Date
Publisher
Reviews
Content
SiteVision
Plagiarism
Citing
Parts of a Citation
Review & Quiz
To begin, go to the Tilt page. Instructors may require that you email your quiz results to them. Please ask your instructor before beginning the modules.
