King Library’s Online Information Literacy Tutorials
Pamela JacksonReference/Instruction Librarian
San José State University Library
March 15, 2005
10-11am
Center for Faculty Development & Support
Benefits of Online Library Tutorials• Students learn information literacy skills at their
own pace, outside of physical classrooms and traditional class time.
• Offers a progressive reinforcement of information literacy skills.
• Students gain a common foundation of knowledge before the in-person library instruction session.
• “Face” time with students can be advanced and student-centered when tutorials precede in-person library instruction.
Concepts Taught via Information Competence Tutorials
• General orientation to the library’s physical and online environments
• Defining a research topic; selecting search terms• Selecting, searching for and evaluating
information• Identifying popular and scholarly literature• Understanding and recognizing primary research• Plagiarism
Measuring Student Learning
• Pre-tests measure student knowledge before taking the tutorial.
• Quizzes at the end of each module or tutorial test students’ knowledge after completing the tutorial.
• Quiz data can be used to tailor content of both library and course instruction.
Quizzes and Queries
• Students register to take a tutorial.
• Quiz scores are automatically emailed to the student upon completion.
• Results are stored in a local database.
• Queries allow us to see quiz scores by class, student, semester (includes class averages and scores by question).
King LibraryOnline Tutorials
An Overview
Essential Research Skills
Advanced Subject-Specific Tutorials
Tutorials for Prospective Students
Student Learning Assessment
Link to SJSU Tutorials:http://tutorials.sjlibrary.org/