Current Awareness and Search Tools

• Databases -- Article Citations, Abstracts, Full Text - Restricted and open access databases
• Sterling, the Online Catalog - Entries for books, journal titles, multimedia and websites
• WorldCat  - Resources in library catalogs in the US and around the world 
• First Search Databases  - On-campus access to selected bibliographic databases
• E-Resources @ Your Public Library
• University of Michigan Digital Resources Search Service
• Proquest Dissertations and Theses
• 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
• Librarians' Index to the Internet - Handy guide to a wide range of subjects
• MIT OpenCourseWare

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

Information Literacy and Instructional Support

• Information Competency Program (Adapted from the Association of College & Research Libraries)
• 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
• Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices
• Information Literacy and Effective Research Assignments
• Instructional Support 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
• Creating External Links
• Citing References in Papers 
• Information Literacy: Tutorials
• 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
• Evaluating a Bibliographic Citation
• Evaluating Web Pages
• Evaluating Internet Sources
• Information Resources for the Honors Program
• Learning Communities
• CETLA-sponsored Information Literacy Workshop
• CETLA - The Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Tips for Searching Catalogs and Databases

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

Teaching Basic Skills, Specific Disciplines, and Research Ethics

• The Promise of Faculty Inquiry for Teaching and Learning Basic Skills
• Faculty Inquiry in Action: Guidelines for Working Together to Improve Student Learning
• Basic Skills for Complex Lives: Designs for Learning in the Community College
• Listening to Students About Learning
• H-Net Teaching Resources
• The Internet Theatre Bookshop - Useful source for plays in the English language
• 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
• The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
• Poynter Center: Teaching Research Ethics
• Preparing Future Faculty (Resources)
• World Lecture Hall 

Intellectual Property, Copyright and Plagiarism

• Copyright
• Plagiarism
• Welcome to the Copyright Primer - Introduction to copyright ownership and use of information
• 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
• Deterring and Detecting Academic Dishonesty: Suggestions for Faculty

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).
• Critical Literacy
• Rubrics
• Assessment Portal
• Assessment Resources for the HU Community

Grants & Proposal Writing

• The Art of Grantsmanship - Tips for acquiring peer-reviewed research funding
• Funding Alert (DC Government)
• GrantsNet
• Grants.gov
• IRIS: The Illinois Researcher Information Service  R
• 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
• 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

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

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 work with HU's academic departments

Professional Organizations and Electronic Publications

• Academic Exchange Quarterly
• Campus Technology- Includes discussion on presentation technology
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Deliberations on Learning & Teaching - Resources and issues in higher education
• EDUCAUSE CONNECT
• Inside Higher Education
• Journal on Excellence in College Teaching
• National Teaching and Learning Forum
• Positive Pedagogy: Successful and Innovative Strategies in Higher Education
• American Association of University Professors
• Scholarly Societies Project  
• Modern Language Association
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• National Center for Education Statistics