Research

Information Literacy Models

• The Big Six by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz. Although not used widely in higher education, this is a good model for students to follow when working on a research project. http://www.big6.com/
• The Research Cycle by Jamie McKenzie. http://www.fno.org/dec99/rcycle.html
• Pathways to Knowledge. Follett's Information Skills Model, by Marjorie Pappas and Ann Tepe http://www.pathwaysmodel.com

Research Tutorials

• TILT or Texas Information Literacy Tutorial. Geared towards helping students build better skills for online searching. http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/
• A.N.T.S. or ANimated Tutorial Sharing Project.This is an initiative among libraries to pull together open source library tutorials in one spot. http://ants.wetpaint.com/
• WebWIZARD. A guide to becoming an effective web researcher. Hosted by Bowling Green State University Libraries.http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/infosrv/lue/webwizard/

Assessing Information Literacy

• TRAILS-9 (Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills). Freely available, standards-based online tool for high school librarians to use to assess the information literacy competencies of their students. http://www.trails-9.org
• Project SAILS (Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills). Standardized, online test of information literacy skills for higher education, based on ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. http://www.projectsails.org