AI Tutorials Now Available from Our Information Literacy Resources
Infobase customers are a varied group: students and patrons at academic, public, and school libraries; librarians at all those institutions; and teachers and other faculty. Listening to all those stakeholders is how we build products that meet your needs. And the need we’ve heard loud and clear lately is for information on artificial intelligence, or […]
Support Your History Instruction with Curated Multimedia Content
It has been said that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. This is one of the many reasons history instruction is so crucial for a functioning society. Students need to understand how the events of the past have shaped those of today. Infobase’s history resources are rich with relevant content on core […]
10 Curious and Unusual Reference eBooks You Can Add to Credo
Let’s face it—few people think of encyclopedias as “light reading.” And, yet, some of the most fascinating book titles you can find come in the form of reference books. Subscribers to Credo Reference for higher education institutions and public libraries already know that Credo has hundreds of searchable, full-text titles from the world’s foremost reference […]
Information Literacy Starts with Infobase
The first step to becoming a scholar is learning how to find and use reputable sources. But, how do you know which sources to trust and how best to use them? You need to cultivate the critical-thinking, computer, and communication skills necessary to figure out not only which sources you can build your research on, […]
Steeped in History: Learn about the Boston Tea Party with Infobase
On December 16, 1773, a group of American colonists led by Samuel Adams protested excessive taxation from Great Britain by boarding three ships and throwing their cargo—massive amounts of tea owned by the East India Company—into Boston’s harbor. This event would be among the many that would eventually spark the American Revolution in 1775 and […]
Academic Integrity in the Age of AI
Students seeking shortcuts and other ways to reduce their workload is nothing new. From copying the work of other students to purchasing study guides or summaries of assigned readings, challenges to academic integrity existed long before the internet. The digital age made certain forms of plagiarism especially tempting with the ease of copying and pasting […]
New Tutorials and More Added to Credo Information Literacy
The information literacy landscape is constantly changing. Technologies and the ways in which people communicate evolve. Content is produced and distributed so quickly and across so many formats that it can feel overwhelming to keep up. Skills that allow students to find, evaluate, and communicate information have never been more important. To reflect this environment, […]
Differentiated Learning: How Databases Can Help
As any teacher can tell you, one foundation of creating lesson plans is considering your students’ individual needs—in other words, strategies teachers use to differentiate the delivery of content. This consideration requires obtaining a certain amount of knowledge about their students, which often leads teachers to administering surveys. Insert the likelihood of a discussion of […]
From Course Scaffolding to the Flipped Classroom: Asynchronous Learning in Practice
Asynchronous learning offers many benefits to students and instructors alike. For students, asynchronous learning opens up opportunities to take classes regardless of restrictions like timezones or location. Faculty can use strategies for asynchronous instruction, such as the “flipped classroom” approach, to maximize live class time. Even before the pandemic, institutions offered distance education for degree […]
Digital Citizenship Instruction: Challenges and Opportunities
Digital media plays a significant role in students’ lives. In fact, young students are increasingly likely to own personal devices allowing access to materials for school and entertainment. According to Common Sense Media’s 2020 media-use study, 46% of American children aged 2–4 and 67% of the 5–8 year olds included in the survey own their […]
Learn How One College Is Building Smart Researchers with Credo Reference
Champlain College Saint-Lambert in Quebec is a longtime subscriber of Credo Reference and a Cégep. In Infobase’s latest case study, Nicole Haché, Librarian at Champlain’s George Wallace Library, shares her experience and ideas on basic research instruction for her college’s first-year students. She discusses the specific challenges of working with young students and why starting […]
Apply the ACRL Framework through Infobase Products to Reinforce Information Literacy
According to the ALA, co-curricular learning is an approach to teaching experiential learning using activities or programs for students outside of their coursework that includes intentional learning and development. Students receive maximum benefit from the following guidelines: Clear learning outcomes Competencies that connect to academic or career goals Are you engaging your students in the […]
