Basileiad Library

Faculty Teaching Resources    

Library Materials for Instructors:
Information Literacy Outcomes for Undergraduates A description of the ACRL's Information Literacy Standards for Higher Education and a bibliography of resources used to create the rubric of Information Literacy course and program outcomes, produced by the Basileiad Library.

• Academic Info - a directory and a searchable database.
• Academic Index - research-quality, vetted data.
• Complete Planet - good for searching the 'invisible' web.
• Connexions - Seeks to provide high-quality educational content.
• Digital Collections - Photos, documents & audio/video resources for students, teachers etc.
• Directsearch - good for searching the 'invisible' web.
• EduRef  - The Educator's Reference Desk.
• The Education Virtual Library  
• EmCollection - links to internet resources related to teaching in mathematics.
• English as a Second Language.
• ERIC - all non-journal searching. For journal articles, use ERIC on the EBSCOhost database.
• The Gateway (to educational resources on the Internet)
• Google Scholar - searches only scholarly web sites.
• ICON - "Innovation Curriculum Online Network".
• Infomine. - A 'virtual library' of internet resources.
• National Science Resources Center - "The NSRC collects and disseminates information about exemplary teaching resources, develops and disseminates curriculum materials, and sponsors outreach activities, specifically in the areas of leadership development and technical assistance, to help school districts develop
  and sustain hands-on science programs."
• Pinakes subject gateway.
• Sage - a gateway to higher education instructional resources.
• Samizdat - Free books, lecture notes & software of a pedagogical nature.
• Scholarly Electronic Journals - and academic discussion lists.
• Virtual Private Library - a pdf directory of scholarly search engines and sources.
• World Lecture Hall - Free online course materials from around the world.

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