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• LOEX Clearinghouse for Library Instruction   - National organization advocating library instruction issues. Includes information on related conferences and workshops, the LOEX newsletter, and best practices in bibliographic instruction.
• Active Learning and Library Instruction - Describes how active learning can be used in teaching information skills.
• Active Learning Odyssey - Report of a workshop on active learning and library instruction. Includes summary of important information relating to the topic and links to relevant references.
• Annotated Selected Bibliography of Full-Text Web-Based Articles Relating to Library Instruction - Selection of Internet resources relating to library instructional issues.
• Bibliography of Print Resources on Library Instruction - Extensive list of print resources relating to information literacy and library instruction divided into ten categories.
• BI-L Mailing List Archive - A searchable archive of message digests from the Bibliographic Instruction Mailing List, BI-L. Postings on the list include topics like: approaches to information literacy, strategies and tools for teaching specific skills and concepts, and managing electronic library classrooms. The BI-L list was discontinued and replaced by the ILI-L list in 2002.
• Brief History of Library Instruction in the United States of America - Paper traces the development of library instruction in the United States in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
• California Clearinghouse on Library Instruction North Depository - Provides information literacy materials including catalog guides, subject guides, syllabi, tutorials, and tours.
• Critical Thinking and the Internet - List of sites on the Web dealing with critical thinking.  Includes a large bibliography.
• Encouraging Community in Library Instruction: A Jigsaw Experiment in a University Library Skills Classroom - Description of a jigsaw active learning activity used for library instruction.
• ILI-L - Discussion group on information literacy instruction, including bibliographic and library instruction.
• Instruction Clearinghouse - Collaborative effort between Ohiolink and the Academic Library Association of Ohio which provides access to tutorials and guides for library databases.
• Introducing First-Year Student-Athletes to the Library: The Michigan State University Experience - Explores problems that student-athletes have in using library services on campus. Looks at ways that this issue has been addressed at this institution including outreach and library instruction efforts.
• Lessons Learned: Exemplary Practices in Teaching Web Evaluation - Stategies and resources for teaching students to evaluate Web resources are described here.
• Library Instruction - Provides a brief literature review highlighting good practice in bibliographic instruction.
• Library Instruction Outside North America in the 20th Century - Site examines international library instruction efforts in the last century. Includes a bibliography.
• Library Instruction Related Sites - ACRL annotated list of sites pertaining to instruction in library use.
• Library Instruction Resources - Brief list of web resources relating to bibliographic instruction.
• Library Instruction Round Table - Interest group of the American Library Association provides resources and articles relating to library instruction and information literacy.
• Library Instruction Tutorials - A guide to evaluating web sites for use in a library and links to tutorials.
• LIRT Research Committee -- Library Instruction Teaching Tips - Provides access to a series of brief brochures on teaching issues like classroom management and presentation skills. Each brochure includes a bibliography. Developed by the Library Instruction Round Table of the American Library Association.
• Personalization Tools for Active Learning in Digital Libraries - Article analyzing the use of active learning in libraries as it relates in media tools.
• Recommended Readings for Librarians New to Instruction - Annotated bibliography of papers that give an orientation to library user education.
• Remember the Gin and Tonic! Using Alcohol to Teach Boolean Searching - Humorous article describes how drink mixing can be used as an analogy for Boolean search construction when teaching students.
• Resources for Designing Library Electronic Classrooms - Bibliography of resources useful in creating library instruction spaces.
• Round Table on User Education - IFLA group dedicated to international library instruction and information literacy education.
• Understanding Call Numbers - Guide to help students understand how call numbers work.
• Using Outcome-Based Education in the Planning and Teaching of New Information Technologies - Describes the concept of outcome-based education and applies it to library instruction. Concludes that outcome-based education is a good fit for library instruction.
• Using Tattooing to Teach Boolean Searching - Provides a library instruction lesson plan that details how to teach students about Boolean searching using tattooing as an example.
• Using Video and CD-ROM to Reach New Students Before They Arrive on Campus - Describes how Michigan State University used both home made video and CD products to orient new students to the library.
• Working with Campus Writing Centers: Opportunities for Cooperation - Details how academic library instruction units can work with campus writing centers to improve service to patrons.

• ACTS - Two online research courses from the Associated Canadian Theological Schools.
• Ann Arbor District Library - List of courses taught about library resources, the web, and software.  Includes links to course pages.
• Concordia College -  Library instruction pages created for specific classes.
• Designing Effective Poster Sessions - University of Buffalo guide on this topic.
• Dewey Decimal Game - A game to teach elementary school students about the Dewey Decimal System.
• Dissecting Your Research Statement - An introduction to the anatomy of biological literature.
• Michigan eLibrary Training - Includes descriptions and handouts for user education courses taught by the Library of Michigan.  Also includes a link to scripts for trainers.
• WebBook: Being Fluent and Faithful in a Digital World -  Online information literacy textbook from Calvin College.

• ACRL/IS Teaching Methods Committee - A collection of resources primarily about the practice of teaching information literacy. Of special interest are pages about computer classroom control systems, textbooks for information literacy courses, and examples of best practices. The Committee is a subsidiary of the Instruction Section (IS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).
• Best Practices and Assessment of Information Literacy Programs - Project Plan Prepared for the Association of College and Research Libraries.
• Big6™: The Big6™ Skills Information Problem-Solving Approach - The Big6™ Model is one approach to teaching information literacy skills.
• Building Information Literacy - Subtitled "Strategies for Developing Informed Decision-Makers and Independent Lifelong Learners," this site provides practical guidelines and examples for school librarians and teachers for implementing information literacy in schools (K -12). Includes a description of the learning process for various ages, example lesson plans and projects.
• Critical Thinking in an Online World - Author Debra Jones argues that critical thinking is a key component of information literacy instruction in this conference paper from 1996.
• Directory of Online Resources for Information Literacy (DORIL) - A guide to a variety of resources that relate to the concept of information literacy. Unique features include programs in K-12 education and conference listings. Use caution--some subpages have not been updated regularly.
• ERIC Digest Blog - This blog features the different education ERIC Digests created by the ERIC Clearinghouse system. 
• Information Literacy - List of web sites by category dealing with information literacy issues.
• Information Literacy - Sources of Information - An organized collection of freely available articles, conference-papers, and websites in the field of information literacy literature.
• Information Literacy & You - This online tutorial for Penn State University students provides an overview of key information literacy skills and concepts for college students. In addition, it serves as a model of a well-designed instructional module.
• Information Literacy Community Partnerships Initiative - This American Library Association initiative aims to build bridges between academic / school library information literacy programs and public libraries.
• Information Literacy Credit Courses in Canadian Colleges and Universities - Links to information literacy credit courses in Canadian colleges and universities.
• Information Literacy. ERIC Digest. - A very brief introduction to the field of information literacy.
• Institute for Information Literacy (IIL) - An initiative to assist librarians in becoming information literacy teachers, leaders and advocates. The 4.5 day "Immersion" program is described. A selection of advocacy resources and readings for new instruction librarians are included.
• LEARN Information Literacy Initiative - Student tutorials on research methods, including the use of library catalogs, the Internet and electronic databases.
• LibrarySmart - Offers resources that inform and help instruct librarians, teachers, parents, and students about information literacy.
• LOEX Clearinghouse for Library Instruction - Lists important conferences for information literacy professionals. Notable links include a listing of information literacy course syllabi, guides for writing library assignments, and sites about electronic library classrooms.
• The National Forum on Information Literacy - A comprehensive source about information literacy including: What is information literacy? Why it is important? How can I teach it? Who is doing it? And where can I read more?
• Project SAILS: Project for the Standardization of Information Literacy Skills - Ongoing Kent State project to create a standardized test that measures students' information literacy skills and serves as an assessment tool for Information Literacy programs. Related bibliographies and web resources are included.
• Research Strategies - Online version of a textbook on research skills and information literacy.
• Scope and Sequences -  Information literacy curriculum planning from Mariemont City School District, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Includes link to grade by grade plans.
• Seven Faces of Information Literacy in Higher Education - Describes how information literacy is "experienced by those who use information." Addresses information-seekers conception of information literacy.
• TILT - Texas Information Literacy Tutorial - An award-winning, interactive library tutorial, created by the Digital Information Literacy Office at the University of Texas at Austin. TILT has an open publication license that allows other institutions to create customized, local versions of the tutorial.
• Treasure Mountain Research Institute - A conference May 30 - June 2, 2002 about information literacy research and scholarhip.
• Understanding Information Literacy - Provides a brief analysis of ways information literacy impacts today's world. Author Humes is from the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning
• Washington State Library Information Literacy Project - Annotated list with links of good papers that pertain to information literacy.

• Bare Bones 101 - Seventeen lesson course on the various aspects of research in the library and on the web.
• Getting Started with Library Research - Georgia State University resource with steps for finding information and what to do with it. Includes the elements of creating a bibliography.
• If You Build It, Will They Come? Creating Effective Web Tutorials: A Nuts & Bolts Approach - Report from a workshop that dealt with creating web tutorials for library instruction. Includes links to some good web tutorials.
• InfoTrekk Plus - Includes tutorials on finding Australian government information, using statistics, and finding data in the library and on the web.
• Library Research at Cornell: A Hypertext Guide - Cornell University guide with information for library researchers.
• Lili - The LEARN Information Literacy Initiative from the Government of South Australia.
• net.TUTOR - Ohio State University guide to searching and using the web.
• Online Library Learning Center - Teaches specific information on the University of Georgia Libraries as well as more general information on web searching and web evaluation.
• QuickStudy: Library Research Guide - University of Minnesota resource that educates patrons about how to use the library, how to evaluate sources, and how find information on the Internet.
• RDN Virtual Training Suite - Set of online tutorials designed to help students, lecturers, and researchers improve their Internet information skills.
• Research Assistant - University of Buffalo tutorial.
• Research Center - Houston Community College System guide to finding information in the library system.
• Research Instruction Online - University of Arizona tutorial includes library tour and web basics.
• Searchpath -  Western Michigan University version of TILT.
• Search for the Skunk Ape - Information Literacy WebQuest from Florida Gulf Coast University.
• Tales From the MSU Stacks - Library instruction tutorial from Michigan State University that introduces student to academic library research. Includes video, interactive activities, and web links.
• Texas Information Literacy Tutorial - Instruction and testing modules to help students develop information literacy skills. Includes details about the Open Text License that allows other institutions to copy and adapt the tutorial for their own use.
• Tutorials - Collection of Penn State Library resources that teach patrons about research.
• University of Winnipeg eManual - Information literacy tutorial with exercises, glossary, and webboards.

Virtual Librarian - Six module Australian tutorial that includes information on deciding what you are looking for, deciding where to look for information, knowing how to find the information you need, evaluating the information you find, and acknowledging and listing your sources.