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Information Literacy Faculty Toolkit

Popular vs. Scholarly Articles

Use this activity to help student recognize various types (genres) of information and how they may be useful in the research process.

Primary vs. Secondary Sources: Brief Lesson

Primary vs. Secondary Lesson Plan
Use to help students distinguish between primary and secondary sources so they know how to use them in the appropriate context.

"Wheel of Sources" game
Created by UCLA librarians, this interactive game helps tests students knowledge about primary and secondary sources. Associated lesson plan is listed above.

Understanding the Information Cycle

Use this activity to help students understand how information is created in order to help them recognize the purpose and process of its creation.