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Credo InfoLit: List of Information Literacy Multimedia

On this page you can find links to preview and descriptions of the videos, tutorials, and quizzes that are part of PG's Credo InfoLit subscription. You can copy any link into BrightSpace for sharing with students. Please reach out to the PG Library staff should you have any questions or need help selecting the right tool.

Getting Started with Research

Tutorial: Why Information Literacy Matters Use this tutorial to show students how information literacy is relevant to their day-to-day lives. Students will become familiar with their own information seeking habits, privilege, and skills used in their personal, academic, and professional lives.
Video: Life in the Information Age Technology is changing the way we locate, analyze, and share information. Use this video to introduce students to the evolving information landscape and their roles as responsible information consumers and creators.
Video Tutorial: The Research Process This video tutorial contains two videos with corresponding knowledge checks. The first video demonstrates the value of pre-research. Students will learn how to align their initial exploration to their assignment requirements. The second video will walk students through the process of in-depth research, outlining, and writing. This video will also help students understand the cyclical nature of research.
Tutorial: Developing a Research Focus In this tutorial, students will be introduced to pre-research techniques to determine the scope and depth of their research focus.
Video: How to Narrow Your Topic Do your students have trouble selecting a topic for a research assignment? This video will outline the process to help students hone in on a compelling research topic with appropriate scope using strategies like strategic searching. Students will also understand the importance of open mindedness and flexibility in the research process.
Tutorial: Background Research Tips Determining a manageable research question can be challenging for students. Use this tutorial to introduce strategies for aligning a research focus with assignment guidelines and research tools such as concept maps.
Video: Beginning Research with Wikipedia/Google This video will help students understand the process of background research by introducing techniques for gathering background information using Google and Wikipedia.
Video: Thesis Statements Use this video to help students identify the purpose of their research efforts and construct evidence-based statements. Students will learn how to narrow in on a topic, conduct background research, and synthesize the existing body of evidence in order to craft a compelling argument.
Tutorial: Scholarship as Conversation Use this tutorial to encourage students to develop a scholarly mindset. In this tutorial, students will learn how their projects help build the body of work in a given field. Additionally, students will become familiar with the process of attribution and critical evaluation.
Tutorial: Choosing a Topic This tutorial will illustrate how to narrow down your topic to a more manageable size and craft a research question from your topic.
Tutorial: Research for Persuasive Writing This tutorial will walk you through the process of conducting research for persuasive writing. The skills you learn here will help you complete school assignments and succeed as you enter the world of work. Includes the video "Incorporating Valid Supporting and Opposing Evidence."
Video: Creating a Research Plan Creating a research plan will help prepare you to tackle any type of research project you take on. Research plans are outlines of how you intend to conduct your research. They can be informal ideas in your head or formal proposals you create when applying for research funding. Watch this video for more tips and details about creating research plans.
Video: Framing a Problem Before you sit down to your favorite search engine and start browsing, you need to formulate the question you’re hoping to answer. What do you want to learn? The way you formulate your question will establish the purpose of your research so that you will know exactly what you are looking for. Watch this video for more examples and steps to help you frame your research question into one you can explore.
Quiz: The Research Process This quiz corresponds with the Research Process videos.
Quiz: Thesis Statements This quiz corresponds with the Thesis Statements video.
Quiz: Research Strategies This quiz corresponds with videos Creating a Research Plan and Framing a Problem.

Sources of Information

Tutorial: Information has value Use this tutorial to introduce students to the ACRL Frame Information Has Value. Students will become aware of their roles as information creators and consumers and learn how issues like copyright and the digital divide affect their academic and personal lives.
Video: Data, Information, and Knowledge This video defines and explains the differences and relationships between data, information, and knowledge, and how each might be used or encountered in research.
Video: Primary and Secondary Research This video illustrates the differences between primary (original) research (with a focus on methods used in sciences and social sciences) and secondary research, and the ethical considerations associated with each.
Video: Peer Review This video will provide students with an understanding of what peer review means, how the process works, why it is an indicator of quality, and how to locate peer-reviewed sources during their research process.
Video: Types of Sources This video provides students with a helpful overview of the wide variety of source types they may encounter during research. In addition to defining and describing different source types, it also addresses how to select the appropriate source for their information need, analyzing the capabilities and constraints of different source types, and how to determine source quality.
Tutorial: Source Types Students will be introduced to a variety of source types that they may encounter during their research. Use this tutorial to help students locate and evaluate relevant sources to meet their research needs.
Video: How to Read Scholarly Materials Do your students feel intimidated by scholarly materials? Use this video to help students get familiar with these valuable resources and learn tips for approaching, analyzing, and integrating scholarly materials into their projects.
Tutorial: How to Read Scholarly Materials Do your students feel intimidated by scholarly materials? This tutorial will walk students through the types and components of scholarly materials as well as strategies for strategic reading.
Tutorial: Selecting Appropriate Digital Sources This tutorial will help you identify your information need, get familiar with the types of digital sources available, and select the most relevant sources to fulfill that particular need.
Video: Primary & Secondary Sources
Tutorial: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
Quiz: Primary and Secondary Sources This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on primary, secondary, and tertiary resources.
Quiz: Peer Review This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on peer review.
Quiz: Types of Sources This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on source types.

Searching for Information

Video Tutorial: Searching as Exploration This tutorial contains two videos. The first video digs deeper into exploratory search strategies. Students will learn how to craft a search statement and the importance of neutral language. The second video introduces students to the mindset of searching as exploration. Students will be able to distinguish between targeted and exploratory search, plus the most effective approaches to each.
Video: Choosing a Database Students can use this video to receive guidance on how to select the best database(s) for their information need and assignment requirements.
Tutorial: Choosing and Using Keywords This tutorial will walk students through the process of selecting, refining, and expanding their collection of search keywords in order to locate the most relevant information to their research topic.
Tutorial: Search Techniques, Part 1 Use this tutorial to familiarize students with strategic searching. Students will learn the purpose and uses of natural language and Boolean operators to broaden and narrow the scope of their search.
Tutorial: Search Techniques, Part 2 Students will learn strategic search approaches to navigate scholarly databases. Use this tutorial to introduce advanced search techniques for broadening and narrowing the scope of a search.
Video: Refining Search Results Use this video to help students navigate the search process. Students will learn techniques to conduct effective background research using multiple keywords in order to narrow in on a research focus.
Quiz: Choosing and Using Keywords This quiz corresponds with the multiemdia on keywords.
Quiz: Search Techniques This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on searching techniques.
Quiz: Choosing a Database This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on choosing databases.

Evaluating Information

Video: What is Authority? Use this video to introduce students to the concept of authority, how it relates to research, source selection, evaluation, and attribution.
Video: Introduction to Bias This video introduces the idea of bias and prejudice and the importance of awareness of one’s own bias and the bias of others when evaluating sources and situations, and responding to arguments.
Video: Types of Bias This video builds on the introduction to bias video by discussing specific types of bias such as social bias, confirmation bias, and communal reinforcement.
Video: Evaluating Sources Use this video to encourage students to think critically about the information they encounter in print and online. Students will become familiar with strategies for evaluating sources based on these criteria: authority, accuracy, currency, relevance, and objectivity.
Tutorial: Evaluating Information Students will learn how to evaluate a range of resources in order to select the most authoritative sources on their research topic.
Tutorial: Choosing the Best Web Source With so much information available online, it’s important for students to be able to locate reliable, high quality information. Use this tutorial to introduce strategies for navigating the open web and evaluating web sources.
Video: Identifying Misinformation This video will help students identify the characteristics and purpose of misinformation as well as its effect on their personal and academic lives.
Video: Objectivity in Reporting This video tutorial will help you define the two categories of journalism, illustrate factors that determine the categorization of a piece, and evaluate new items for bias and opinion.
Tutorial: News Reporting vs. Opinion Pieces in Journalism As an informed individual, it’s your responsibility to distinguish between the different types of news available. This tutorial will focus on two types of journalism: news reporting and opinion.
Tutorial: Evaluating Digital Sources Using Lateral Reading When deciding on a purchase, it’s usually considered best practice not to stick only with the information provided by the manufacturer of a product, because they are solely invested in you purchasing that item and don’t want you to choose another. It’s wise to adopt a similar approach when evaluating the perspective and trustworthiness of a digital source. To learn more, progress through this tutorial. This tutorial also includes a video, "Lateral reading."
Tutorial: Evaluating Resources
Tutorial: Fact-Checking
Tutorial: Evaluating Sources for Diverse Points of View
Quiz: Evaluating Information This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on evaluating information.
Quiz: Bias This quiz corresponds with the video on bias.

Presenting Research and Data

Video: Synthesis This video focuses on strategies for writing a strong paper that brings together ideas from multiple sources, including identifying main ideas, and paraphrasing and summarizing techniques.
Tutorial: Synthesizing Information for Academic Writing This tutorial defines and explores information synthesis, including strategies for bringing together ideas and facts from multiple different sources at various stages in the research process, including background research and note taking, annotated bibliographies, and outlines. It also reviews different examples of final products of synthesis, such as literature reviews, persuasive essays, and research papers.
Tutorial: Annotated Bibliography Students will become familiar with annotated bibliographies and the role annotations play in research and scholarship. Use this tutorial to help students identify the purpose, structure, and content of annotated bibliographies and create their own annotations.
Video: Anatomy of a Research Paper This video provides students with an overview of the basic structure of a research paper.
Video: Writing Help Use this video to help students craft clear and effective written assignments. Students will review the value of sentence variety and the importance of proofreading their work.
Tutorial: Digital Privacy As a participant in the online community, it’s important to consider the implications of sharing your information online. This tutorial will help you identify where and how your information may be vulnerable, and provide you with strategies to protect your digital privacy. The tutorial includes a video as well as additional information and knowledge checks.
Tutorial: Paraphrasing, Quoting, and Summarizing This tutorial will define these three methods of discussing evidence and information, tips and examples for using each method, and guidance for deciding which method is best for a given situation.
Video: Academic Writing Any academic experience is an opportunity for you to participate in the broad scholarly conversation. Watch this video to learn more about how your work contributes to this wider discussion.
Video: Understanding the Communication Need This video will focus on how considering your communications’ purpose, audience, and content or topic will help you determine what type of written communication to use, including the genre or style, format, and medium.
Video: Presentation Skills In this video, you'll learn how to identify presentation skills in everyday experiences, examine questions you need to ask before preparing presentation content, and review strategies for structuring the presentation.
Quiz: Synthesizing Information for Academic Writing This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on synthesizing information.
Quiz: Anatomy of a Research Paper This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on writing research papers.
Quiz: Writing and Communication This quiz corresponds with the videos Academic Writing, Understanding the Communication Need, and Preparing for a Presentation.

Academic Integrity

Video: Why Citations Matter This humorous, live-action video doesn’t focus on one particular citation style, but rather provides students with a general overview of the importance of citations and crediting sources as a part of research.
Tutorial: Why Citations Matter This tutorial provides an overview of why it is important to cite sources, and an explanation for why different citation formats and citation styles exist.
Video: Academic Integrity Use this video to provide students with an introduction to the concept that information has value, and that acting with academic integrity and ethical behavior is essential to success as a student and as a participant in the scholarly conversation.
Video: Plagiarism This video provides examples and explanations of specific types of plagiarism, such as cloning, aggregation, and self-plagiarism, as well as strategies to prevent plagiarizing and a reminder of the possible consequences of academic dishonesty.
Video: Copyright Use this video to aid in instruction on intellectual property and copyright, including exceptions to copyright restrictions such as fair use, and guidance on the ethical use of others’ intellectual property.
Video Tutorial: APA Citations 7th Edition The American Psychological Association, or APA, style standardizes the way information is communicated in the fields of science and social science. Watch this video and tutorial to learn why APA Style matters to your academic work, recently updated with 7th Edition rules.
Quiz: Academic Integrity This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on academic integrity and plagiarism.
Quiz: APA Citations 7th Edition
Quiz: Information Ethics

Visual and Quantitative Literacy

Video: Searching for Images Searching for images begins the same way as searching for textual materials. First, identify your research topic. You can do this by asking yourself: What is my subject? and What is the scope of my topic? This will help you come up with keywords to determine the breadth of your background research. Watch this video to learn more about using image search techniques.
Video: Interpreting Images There are many components to be aware of when analyzing a visual image, whether it be a photograph, painting, advertisement, or other type of media. The following video discusses some of the main issues to be aware of that will help enhance your visual literacy skills.
Video: Why Does Visual Literacy Matter? After watching, you should be familiar with what visual literacy is and why it’s an important skill to have in today’s world.
Video: Using Quantitative Data Figuring out how to use quantitative data to form conclusions can be challenging. Watch this video to learn how quantitative data can be evaluated, analyzed, and interpreted to draw conclusions.
Video: Evaluating Statistics As statistics are widely used to support arguments and positions, it is helpful to be able to think critically about how they were created and how they are being used. Watch this video to learn how to critically evaluate statistics.
Quiz: Visual Literacy
Quiz: Quantitative Reasoning

Using Critical Thinking and Logic

Video: Inquiry Watch this video to learn how an inquiry-based mindset can help you evaluate and solve problems in your academic work and career.
Video: Evidence-Based Reasoning When you have a research question in mind and you want to find evidence that would answer it, you need to take some time to figure out what kinds of evidence best answer your question.
Video: Why Thinking Matters
Video: Logical Reasoning
Tutorial: Analyzing Information

Culture and Citizenship

Video: Introduction to Cultural Issues To learn more about culture, watch the following video.
Video: Global Citizenship Globalization refers to the “increasing multi-directional economic, social, cultural, and political connections that are forming across the world and our awareness of them” (The SAGE Dictionary of Cultural Studies). In other words, globalization is the idea that people, goods, and ideas are spreading around the world and we are becoming more interconnected and aware of this process. Watch the following video to see an example of this global interconnectedness.
Video: Introduction to Civic Engagement Have you ever been interested in or concerned about an issue in your community? What about in your state or across the country? Have you ever worked to make a difference, improve the quality of life, or implement a change in your neighborhood? If so, you’re on the way to becoming a civically-engaged citizen. Watch the following video to learn more.
Video: Introduction to Civic Action By taking civic action, you and your community can be effective changemakers for local, national, or international issues. Watch the following video to see how.
Tutorial: Introduction to Digital Citizenship
Tutorial: Digital Citizenship in Practice
Quiz: Culture and Citizenship
Quiz: Civic Engagement and Civic Action
Quiz: Digital Citizenship in Practice

Guide to Using Videos & Tutorials from Credo InfoLit

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Getting Started with Research

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Searching for Information

Evaluating Information

Presenting Research and Data

Academic Integrity

Visual and Quantitative Literacy

Using Critical Thinking and Logic

Culture and Citizenship

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Credo InfoLit: List of Information Literacy Multimedia

Getting Started with Research

Sources of Information

Searching for Information

Evaluating Information

Presenting Research and Data

Academic Integrity

Visual and Quantitative Literacy

Using Critical Thinking and Logic

Culture and Citizenship

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