Information Literacy in a FLASH Library@TCC

1. FLASH Citations (.doc) (.pdf) organize citations with a library search strategy.
2. FLASH Citations for Literary Research organizes citations for literary research.
3. FLASH Controversial Topics use resources to frame your debate.
4. FLASH English 111 (VB Campus) introduction to library resources.
5. FLASH Literary Research introduction to literary resources.
6. FLASH SDV 100 general orientation to the library.
7. FLASH SDV Careers general orientation and career information. help
8. FLASH Short Six basics for finding a book and an article. help
9. FLASH Seven general orientation to the library. help
10. FLASH Top Twelve concepts of information literacy. help
11. FLASH Topic Worksheet to get started on any topic.
12. VCCS Connect for Success information literacy online tutorial.

These Word documents are designed to teach Information Literacy Checklist Items*

Figure out what you want to find.	Explore general information sources to increase your familiarity with the topic.	1*	help
	Define or modify information need to attain a manageable focus.	2	help
	Identify key concepts and terms that describe the information you need.	3	help ¹
Look for sources of information.	Understand the potential and value of resources in a variety of formats.	6	help
	Understand the difference between a library database and the Internet.	6	help ¹
	Identifies purpose and audience of potential sources (scholarly v. magazine v. news)	7	help ¹
	Plan your search strategy.	10	help
	Example of a Written Research Plan (.pdf)
	Your research plan (Brief slide show)
	Use advanced search techniques such as AND, OR, NOT	11	help
	What is a database?	13	help
	What is the difference between searching a database and searching the Internet?	13	help
	Search mulitple databases efficiently at one time	14
	Library of Congress Subject Headings: Understands how to use the "Big Red Books".	17	help
	Library of Congress Subject Headings in the library catalog: Understands key word versus controlled subject search.	13 17	help
	Understands use of controlled subject search and use of a thesaurus.	17	help ¹
	Construct a search strategy using appropriate commands for the information retrieval system selected.	18
	Demonstrates ability to locate non-print materials in an electronic resource using a citation.	21	help
Ask questions about your results.	Did you get too many or too few results? Are they relevant to your topic?	24	help
	Reading citations.	25	help
	Evaluate your sources for quality and usefulness.	26	help ¹
	Evaluating web sites	33	¹
Select sources to use and cite.	Use various classification schemes to locate sources.	22	help
	Cite using APA, MLA, Turabian, etc.		help
	Reading citations.	25	help
	Evaluate your sources for quality and usefulness.	26	help
	Selects information that provides evidence for the topic. Locates scientific information or statistics.	30	help
	How is the library like a specialty store? Reviews information retrieval sources used and expands to include others as needed.	32	help
	Ethical use of information	33	help
	Avoiding plagiarism	33	help
	Provide accurate citations and understand parts of citations.	34	help
Help? Just ask your librarian.	TCC Ask A Librarian help page
	Connect for Success VCCS online tutorial
	Handouts and Instruction Sheets
	How do I?
	Glossary of library terms

The FLASH acronym represents the information literacy plan in the Learning Resources Centers. FLASH combines materials, activities, and delivery methods in a deliberate move from teaching mechanics to teaching critical thinking. Designed to align with performance indicators of the information literacy core competency, FLASH provides criteria for assessment. As students gain transferable skills that they can use to search a library catalog, electronic database, or the Internet they also learn about the evaluation and ethical use of information. These are the skills they can use in their pursuit of lifelong learning.