Research and Retrieval Services

• Research Consultation Request Form
• Information for Researchers using the Library of Congress
• Borrowing Policies of the Howard University Library System
• Interlibrary Loan Request Form - Borrow books that are  not available at Howard
• CIRLA: Direct Borrowing Guidelines for Faculty and Graduate Students
• Document Delivery Services

Current Awareness and Research Tools

• Alerting Services -Vendors' e-mail notification service for learning about new articles
• Databases -- Article Citations, Abstracts, Full Text - Restricted and open access databases
• First Search Databases  - On-campus access to selected bibliographic databases
• Sterling, the Online Catalog - Entries for books, journal titles, multimedia and websites
• WorldCat Basic Search - Resources in library catalogs in the US and around the world 
• E-Resources @ Your Public Library
• University of Michigan Digital Resources Search Service
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations - Website for locating electronic theses and dissertations from participating institutions
• The Public Library of Science (PLoS) - Free access to scientific articles
• MagPortal: Magazine Article Search Engine - Gateway to full-text articles in magazine
• Jake, The Journal Database Locator  - Listing of databases providing online access to journals 
• Librarians' Index to the Internet - Handy guide to a wide range of subjects
• The Internet Theatre Bookshop - Useful source for plays in the English language

Tips for Searching Catalogs and Databases

• Tips for Searching Sterling 
• Sample Keywords for Online Searching
• Searching the Internet: Recommended Sites and Search Techniques
• Advanced Google Search Made Easy
• PsycArticles
• PsycInfo
• Science.Gov
• ScienceDirect
• Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need
• Choosing Invisible Web Databases  

Instructional and Mentoring Support

• Educational Services in the HU Libraries - Search tips, hands-on exercises, tutorials, handouts, etc.
• Library Information Specialists
• Library Instruction Request Form
• Course Reserves Faculty Request Form
• Course-Related Webpage Request Form
• Term Paper Assistance Request Form
• A Brief Summary of the Best Practices in Teaching
• Learning Communities
• Resources for Mentoring Students and Preparing Future Faculty
• CETLA - The Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment  @ Howard University

Collaborative Selection of Library Resources

• The Liaison Program - Opportunity for collection review, policy advisement, and purchase recommendations
• Selection Guidelines  - Basic parameters for developing and maintaining library resources
• Library Purchase Request Form - Recommend titles for the library collection
• Faculty Liaisons - Faculty appointed to present departmental needs to library
• Library Liaisons - Subject area specialists that serve HU's academic departments

Information Literacy

• Information Competency Program
• Developing Research & Communication Skills: Guidelines for Information Literacy in the Curriculum (Middle States Commission on Higher Education)
• Creating Effective Library Assignments
• Best Practices for Creating Effective Library Assignments
• Information Literacy and Effective Research Assignments
• Integrating Library Resources into Blackboard
• Creating External Links
• Citing References in Papers 
• Information Literacy: Tutorials
• Information Usage Survey
• Test your library and information skills
• TILT@Howard, The Information Literacy Tutorial, prepares students to explore and research the online world, equipping them to effectively select, search, locate, evaluate and cite pertinent sources for class assignments. Read Hilltop article
• Sterling Exercises
• Sterling Quiz
• Freshman Seminar
• Evaluating a Bibliographic Citation
• Evaluating Internet Information
• Evaluating Internet Sources
• Information Resources for the Honors Program
• Collaboration between The Center for Academic Reinforcement (CAR) and The Founders Library
• CETLA Workshop

Resources for Teaching Specific Disciplines and Research Ethics

• World Lecture Hall 
• Electronic Resources for Teaching and Learning
• H-Net Teaching and Technology Essays
• H-Net Teaching Resources
• History Matters
• The Library of Congress - The Learning Page
• MERLOT Tasting Room - Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Teaching Online
• National Archives & Records Administration Digital Classroom
• National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
• Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
• The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
• Undergraduate Education in Practical Ethics
• Poynter Center: Teaching Research Ethics

Intellectual Property, Copyright and Plagiarism

• Copyright
• Plagiarism
• COAS Statement of Plagiarism - Guidelines from the HU English Department
• Welcome to the Copyright Primer - Introduction to copyright ownership and use of information
• Writing with Sources - Harvard's guide for students
• Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
• Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers - Strategies of awareness, prevention and detection
• Using Google.com to Detect Internet Plagiarism
• Plagiarism and Academic Integrity

Assessment of Learning

Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG): Tools Sorted by Technique
Links to web sites utilizing particular kinds of assessments including attitude survey, conceptual diagnostic tests, concept mapping and multiple choice.

Ideas for Library/Information Assignments
This list is organized to reflect the primary teaching objective of the assignment.  The categories include learning research skills (e.g., providing an anatomy of a term paper, keeping a research log, or preparing a poster session); understanding the structure of "the literature" (e.g., examining a classic, tracing a scholar's career or an important paper); and critical reading  (e.g., comparing film reviews, comparing a film to its source- book or play, or analyzing material cited in a research paper). 

Assessment Resources for the HU Community

Resources for Grants & Proposal Writing

• The Art of Grantsmanship - Tips for acquiring peer-reviewed research funding
• EPA Grant-Writing Tutorial - A refresher on the grant-writing process
• Funding Alert (DC Government)
• GrantsNet
• Grants.gov
• The American Council of Learned Societies - Includes fellowships and grant programs
• Fulbright Scholar Program - International exchange programs
• Human Frontier Science Program - Support for interdisciplinary research focused on living organisms
• International Research & Exchanges Board -Focus on education, media, Internet development
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Humanities Center
• NSF Overview of Grants and Awards
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration
• The Social Science Research Council - Fellowships for researchers, practitioners and policymakers
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Philanthropy News Network Online

Professional Organizations and Electronic Publications

• Academe This Week
• Academic Exchange Quarterly
• Journal on Excellence in College Teaching
• National Teaching and Learning Forum
• Positive Pedagogy: Successful and Innovative Strategies in Higher Education
• Journal of Online Education
• American Association of University Professors
• Scholarly Societies Project  - Links to 2,752 Websites
• Modern Language Association
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Campus Technology- Includes discussion on presentation technology
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Deliberations on Learning & Teaching - Resources and issues in higher education

Publishing Aids 

• The Association of American University Presses
• National Academy of Sciences: The National Academies Press
• Electronic Media Spelling Guide (APA)
• Electronic Media and URLs (APA)
• Avoiding Heterosexual Bias in Language (APA)
• Guidelines for Avoiding Racial/Ethnic Bias in Language (APA)
• Guidelines for Non-Handicapping Language in APA Journals
• AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors
• World-wide Directory of Publishers' Catalogues