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Using this Guide

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Library Website and Password Issues for Off-Campus Access

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Information Literacy and Useful Tools

Information Literacy is a PROCESS...

What is Information Literacy?
This 4 minute video from Credo Reference puts information literacy in daily life, work, and academic contexts and introduces the five information literacy standards.

You may be asked to complete the Library Virtual Tour by your Composition instructor. If you have already completed the assignment for University 101, print and present the confirmation you receive by email to prove that you have done the tour.

Library Virtual Tour with Quiz
The Library Tour Module is a required activity in University 101, but serves as a good introduction to the library and its services. It consists of video segments from the Library Video Tour, quiz questions about each segment. University 101 students are also required to complete the Library Activity.

The Library Virtual Tour is a required activity in University 101, but serves as a good introduction to the library and its services. It consists of text, video, quiz questions about each segment, and an interactive activity.

USC Upstate: Plagiarism Prevention Module
This Module and the attached test were created by USC Upstate Librarians to help students learn about plagiarism and how to avoid it. We encourage faculty to assign the module to students near the beginning of the semester.