Course Description

The UZ Libraries IL Online Tutorial is designed to introduce you to concepts fundamental to information research process and develop your searching skills.

The tutorial explores the following areas:

  • Introduction to information literacy
  • Identifying information need
  • Identifying information sources
  • Finding Information
  • Evaluating Information Sources
  • Avoiding Plagiarism & Citing Information Sources

IL Instructor

University of Zimbabwe Library

Course curriculum

  • 1

    UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION LITERACY

    • INTRODUCTION

    • WHAT IS INFORMATION LITERACY?
  • 2

    UNIT 2: GETTING STARTED

    • DEVELOPING A SEARCH STRATEGY

    • DEVELOPING A SEARCH STRATEGY
  • 3

    UNIT 3: IDENTIFYING THE BEST INFORMATION SOURCE

    • DECIDING WHERE TO SEARCH
  • 4

    UNIT 4: FINDING TEXTBOOKS IN THE UZ LIBRARIES

    • Searching the OPAC
  • 5

    UNIT 5: FINDING E-BOOKS AND E-JOURNALS

    • Searching for Books

    • E-journals
  • 6

    UNIT 6: EVALUATING INFORMATION SOURCES

    • Introduction

    • Evaluation Criteria: Authority

    • Evaluation Criteria: Objectivity

    • Evaluation Criteria: Coverage

    • Evaluation Criteria: Accuracy

    • Evaluation Criteria: Currency

    • Evaluating Periodicals
  • 7

    UNIT 7: CITING SOURCES

    • Introduction

    • Citation Style Manuals

    • Citation Stlyes