Information Literacy Tutorial: About

Welcome to the Information Literacy tutorial.  There are seven modules to help you develop your knowledge and skill in working with information sources.  The tutorial does not have to be completed in one sitting.

FIRST - Read the overall Learning Objectives for Tutorial (at right).

SECOND - Begin with Module 1 and read each module in order. Before beginning a module, read its learning objectives first.  Each module has an interactive quizz to test your understanding

Tutorial Contents

Please contact library@uwc.ac.za / +27 21 959 2946 with any questions or comments.

UWC Faculty Librarians have written or adapted content from the Go for Gold Information Literacy programme and prepared the assessments which were coded by Morne Petersen of the UWC Library.  Thanks to colleagues at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania for allowing UWC to use the Harvey A Andruss Library guide as a framework.

 The tutorial prepares students to --

• Make effective use of all Library facilities and services
• Pinpoint their information need: what / how much/ what type of information
• Explore a range of different academic information sources
• Identify information sources from a list of references
  
• Construct keyword searches to find relevant information
  
• Evaluate the quality of information
• Use the information effectively for an appropriate purpose
• Integrate new information with their own ideas and organise all information 
• Structure their thoughts and writing
•  Use information ethically and legally