Introduction
Welcome
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What is information literacy?
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1. Types of Resources
The information cycle
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Books/ebooks
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Archives
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Periodical publications
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Databases
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Visual resources
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Alternative resources
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The Internet, blogs, and social media
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Wikipedia
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2. Search Strategies
Identifying your information needs
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How to clarify your topic
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Search terms and methods: Keyword vs. controlled vocabulary
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Search terms and methods: Boolean searching
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Using a research database
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3. Resource Evaluation
Beyond Google
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The web vs. databases
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Scholarly vs. popular publications
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Criteria for evaluating information
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Primary vs. secondary sources
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4. Ethical Use of Information
Copyright and fair use
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Plagiarism: What it is and how to avoid it
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Image appropriation
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5. Citation
What is citation and why cite?
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How to cite
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Citation for visual images and media
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Annotated bibliographies
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6. Information Literacy for Art and Design
Why art/design students need to learn research and use libraries
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