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ASU Library LibLessons are digital credentials that allow faculty to integrate library tutorials into their classes.

Overview of the Searching for Articles and Sources Tutorial

Description: As you begin college-level research, you’ll have access to a wide range of information sources (from books and academic journal articles to social media posts), each with unique qualities. This tutorial is designed to help you understand the differences between these sources, so you can make informed choices based on what best supports your research. You’ll also be introduced to the information timeline. This tool shows how different sources become available over time, helping you determine what’s accessible for your topic and how that may shape your research decisions. Lastly, you’ll learn where to find help whenever you need it.

At the end of the tutorial, students will be able to:

  1. Define basic terms and definitions for sources that your assignment may require.
  2. Identify what types of sources are appropriate for your topic using the information timeline.
  3. Locate information on your topic that aligns with your assignment.
  4. Recall the different ways to find and organize your sources.
  5. Recognize where to get help when struggling to find sources.

Adding LibLessons to your course

To add to your class, follow the steps below.

  1. Go to assignment, Create new.
  2. Assignment name
    • Searching for Articles and Sources Credential Assignment
  3. Add the following text as the description:
    • For this assignment, you will be required to complete the Searching for Articles and Sources LibLesson, developed by the ASU Library!  This tutorial is designed to help you understand the differences between these sources, so you can make informed choices based on what best supports your research. Completing this assignment will take approximately 30 minutes, not including the wait for the email notification.
    • To complete the assignment, you will need to:
      1. Self-enroll in the course using this link: https://canvas.asu.edu/enroll/H4K6RR
      2. Complete the modules.
      3. Complete the quiz with a 90% or higher.
      4. Check your ASUrite email for the credential award notification. The email take up to 2 hours.
        • Once the credential is awarded, it will appear in your list of credentials below.
      5. Click the submit button next to the credential required for the assignment.
  4. Display grade as Complete/Incomplete or as Points depending on how you wish to grade the assignment.
  5. Submission type 'External Tool' 
  6. Under External Tool Options select 'Find'
    • Select the CredID Tool from the list.
  7. Save.

After students submit their credential, you will want to verify that it is correct. The image below is what the credential will look like in the Canvas Speed Grader tool. The two blue markers indicate where you will find the student's identification information.

  1. On the credential, the students ASUrite email will be listed here.
  2. In the Speed Grader tool, that students name will be listed here.

 Note: The example is from the LibLesson: Searching for Articles and Sources credential.

A view of a credential in the Canvas Speed Grader tool with a number one and two points to the location where the students name is located.