An easy-to-understand, practical guide to using the Internet. The resource is free but registration is required.
The home page of the Virtual Training Suite (VTS) which lists all their free, interactive tutorials, covering HE, FE and ACL topics.
A tutorial on evaluating web resources. Also available for download into a VLE in Welsh or English - go to the 'For Tutors' link, then click on 'downloadable version'. You can view the Welsh version Gwe-dditectif under "Shared Resources" on the RSC Wales
Publications from Becta on web 2.0 technology, social software for education, "the challenge of new digital literacies" etc. All available for free PDF download.
The site re-packages some of Google's existing services (such as Google Scholar, Blogger and Google Maps) into a single interface with a literacy theme.
The Information Literacy website has been designed to support practitioners by providing news, case studies, examples of best practice, links to information literacy resources and freely available toolkits.
All you ever needed to know about search engines and how to make the most of them: includes search tips and tutorials.
The aim of the activity is to inform and educate practitioners in the FE and HE sectors in the UK some of the key issues about using copyrighted material in a digital online environment.
"OTIS is a collection of tutorials that will help you to locate information in the Library and on the Internet." Freely available examples from the University of the West of England. Some are specifically for their students, others are more generic.
NB - US journal. "Communications in Information Literacy (CIL) is an independent, professional, refereed electronic journal dedicated to advancing knowledge, theory, and research in the area of information literacy."
Intute blog entry about Tara Brabazon's inaugural lecture at Brighton and the issues it raises.
New report reveals the information needs of the researchers and learners of the future.
"A new report says libraries will have to change what they do or risk becoming redundant. Natasha Gilbert reports."
There is also an opportunity to help students understand best practice for checking the validity of internet sources used for research, something which 69% of students believe they are doing despite evidence elsewhere suggesting they may lack the critical
LolliPop information literacy course, aimed at people who work on 'the desk' dealing with enquiries.