LIB 127 PLACEMENT EXAM
ONLINE  TUTORIAL

Please note: this tutorial does not take the place of Lib 127 as a two credit course.  If you have already taken college level research/writing courses and/or have had other library research experience you will find this tutorial helpful in preparing for the Lib 127 Placement Exam.  You will be most successful with this tutorial if you read it carefully and actually use the library resources discussed.

Getting around in the Library

Choosing Topics

Library Organization

Online Catalogs to Locate Books

Online Catalogs for Other Libraries (Summit and others)

Using Reference Books

Using Online Reference Sources

Using Periodical  Articles

Using Online Periodical Databases--Ebsco

Advanced Searching in Ebsco Databases

OTHER LIBRARY TUTORIALS:

Texas Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT)  (University of Texas)

Basic Information Literacy Tutorial (BILT) (Central Connecticut State University)

Tutorial "Pre-Test" (Minneapolis Community Technical College)

Minneapolis Community Technical College Tutorials and Assessments

University at Albany State University New York

Directory of Information Literacy Tutorials
(Texas Lutheran University)