Read about initiatives designed
to help students improve their research skills, use resources
effectively, further their understanding of academic integrity
and improve their writing.
Library tutorials: helping
students get started with their research
Information literacy initiative
for Psychology students
Online tutorials for students:
academic integrity, library research, pre-writing strategies
YQuiz: online quiz tool for
ongoing student self-assessment
Assessment Activities
at the Libraries
Your Libraries
have asked what they can do to improve services -- read
some results, and learn about an initiative to assess
your students' levels of information literacy.
LIBQUAL+ survey results
SAILS information literacy
assessment test for students
Access Grid Promotes
Collaborative Research
Read about conferencing technology
that allows faculty members in diverse locations to work
and teach collaboratively.
Finding E-Journals and
Citing Sources Now Easier
Two new products, SFX and RefWorks,
will make it easier to link to the full text of e-journals
and build or manage your citations and bibliographies.
Lotus Notes Calendaring
and Messaging
A new centrally supported calendaring
and messaging product with an eye on the future is being
implemented at York this year.
