Research Guides @ Fordham: Information Literacy : Manuals, Guides & Research Tools

Citation & Subject Specific Research Guides

Style Guides
This research guide, created and maintained by a Fordham librarian, provides an overview of citation and style resources available via the Fordham University Libraries.
Subject Specific Research Guides
These research guides, created and maintained by Fordham librarians, provide a quick overview of selected and core information sources available via the Fordham University Libraries in a wide variety of subject areas.

The Student's Guide to Research Ethics by Paul Oliver
Maidenhead, England : Open University Press, 2010.
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Librarian Professional Resources

Librarian Professional Resources Research Guide
See our guide to more resources on Information Literacy including ejournals, ebooks and more.

Fordham Databases

OneSearch
OneSearch is a discovery service that will search many databases and the library catalog. It is particularly useful for searching a multi disciplinary topic like Information Literacy.
Philosopher's Index
Information Literacy is an application of epistemology, the study of how we know what we know. Epistemology is an important branch of philosophy.

Information Literacy Books

Not Just Where to Click: Teaching Students How to Think About Information by Troy A. Swanson & Heather Jagman (Editors)
Call Number: (RH) Stacks: ZA3075.N68 2015
Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2015.
The Future Scholar: Researching and Teaching the Frameworks for Writing and Information Literacy by Randall McClure & James P. Purdy (Editors)
Call Number: (RH) Stacks LB1576 .F87 2016
Medford, New Jersey : Information Today, Inc., 2016.
Critical Information Literacy: Foundations, Inspirations, and Ideas by Annie Downey
Sacramento, CA : Library Juice Press, 2016.
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Teaching Information Literacy Threshold Concepts: Lesson Plans for Librarians by Patricia Bravender, Hazel Dean McClure & Gayle Schaub (Editors)
Call Number: (LC and RH) Stacks: ZA3075.T434 2015
Chicago, Illinois: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2015.
Metaliteracy in Practice by Trudi E. Jacobson & Thomas P. Mackey (Editors)
Chicago : Neal-Schuman, 2016.
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Learning Beyond the Classroom : Engaging Students in Information Literacy Through Co-Curricular Activities by Silvia Vong
Call Number: (RH) Stacks ZA3088.5.C65 L43 2020
Chicago : Association of College and Research Libraries, 2020.
Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts by Samantha Godbey, Susan Wainscott & Xan Goodman
Call Number: (RH) Ref Desk ZA3075 .D57 2017
Chicago, IL : Association of College and Research Libraries, 2017.

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