Information Literacy Tutorial

Test Your Knowledge

Lessons

• The Production of Knowledge
• The Politics of Research
• The Organization of Knowledge
• Defining Your Research Topic
• Using Electronic Resources
• Using Print Resources
• Citing Your Sources
• Intellectual Freedom & Censorship 

• Lesson 1 Quiz 
• Lesson 2 Quiz 
• Lesson 3 Quiz 
• Lesson 4 Quiz 
• Lesson 5 Quiz
• Lesson 6 Quiz
• Lesson 7 Quiz

• Library of Congress Classification
• What is a Scholarly Journal? Chart
• Evaluation of Web AND Print Resources

This Tutorial is a self-paced instructional resource designed to assist Northern State University students master information literacy skills. The Pre-Test will help you assess your knowledge before you begin the Tutorial. The Lessons provide detailed instruction and are the core of the Tutorial. To take full advantage of the Tutorial you should read each lesson before you attempt to take the quizzes, do the assignments or the database exercises. There is a Quiz for each lesson which allows you to test your understanding of the information presented. 

In order to take the quizzes you must be using either Netscape Communicator 4.0 or higher, or Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher. To check the version of your browser go to the "Help" option on the menu bar and select either "About Netscape," "About Communicator," or "About Internet Explorer." If you are using a browser below 4.0 you will need to download and install a new version. You can download a new version of Netscape for free by going to the Netscape download page. You can download a new version of Internet Explorer for free by going to Internet Explorer download page.

To read the assignments and handouts your browser must have Adobe Acrobat Reader as a plug-in. To find out if you have the Acrobat Reader plug-in simply click on any of these documents. If you have the plug-in the document will appear in your Web browser. If you don't have the plug-in it won't work. To get the plug-in go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html and download the software. Once you download the software you will need to install it before you can view the documents.