Tutorials
Information literacy is the ability to find and use information sources effectively to meet an information need. As an information literate person, you will be able to:
- Focus and narrow your topic to develop a thesis statement and set clear research goals
- Identify high-quality information resources in a variety of formats (book, article, media)
- Use effective search strategies and techniques
- Evaluate your results for authority, reliability, accuracy, timeliness, and usefulness to your project
- Cite your sources properly in your work.
Ready to get started?
Visit the Tutorials guide to find videos, click-through tutorials, and other resources on the following topics:
- Central Search
- Interlibrary Loan
- Finding Articles
- Basic & Advanced Searching
- Evaluating Websites
- Citing Sources
- Troubleshooting Online Access Issues
These resources are helpful to all students, but they are especially helpful to students who take online classes at UCO.
For a full list of streaming videos, see the Chambers Library Training channel from UCO On Demand.
Suggestions for improvement? Please contact our Instructional Services Librarian, Jennifer Flygare at (405) 974-5971 or jflygare@uco.edu.
Faculty eLearning Guide: a guide for faculty to integrate library resources into D2L.
