Michigan eLibrary Links

MeL Homepage

Includes links to subject-specific pathfinders, test prep materials, and the MeL Michigana collection of digitized historical resources.

MeL Databases

Free research database access for Michigan residents.

MeL Full-Text Journals

A listing of all periodicals that are available online for free to Michigan residents.

MeLCat

Request materials from libraries throughout Michigan, and have them shipped to your participating home library.

• MeLCat Participating Institutions

Plagiarism Resources

Kresge Library Plagiarism Tutorial

Kresge Library Plagiarism Resources for Faculty

Academic Integrity Quiz

Created by The University of Alberta

Plagiarism in Colleges in USA

This essay provides a legal perspective on plagiarism issues.

Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers

Offers tips to educators for combatting plagiarism

Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism

The Council of Writing Program Administrators's Statement of Best Practices for educators, administrators, and students

Contact Information

Beth Kraemer

(248) 370-4879

kraemer@oakland.edu

Course Documents

Keyword Searching Tips & Tricks (PDF)

Guided Research Exercise (PDF)

Evaluating Periodicals Exercise (PDF)

Evaluating Periodicals Chart (PDF)

Website Evaluation Tips (PDF)

Website Evaluation Exercise (PDF)

Plagiarism, the Internet, and Libraries Guide(PDF)

Preventing Plagiarism Handout (PDF)

Avoiding Plagiarism Handout (PDF)

"Don't Fail Your Courses, Cite Your Sources!" (PPT)

Course PowerPoint Presentation

Information Literacy Tutorials and Exercises

Evaluating Periodicals

Kresge Library's online tutorial offers an overview of the differences between scholarly and non-scholarly sources.

The Info Lit Game

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro developed this fun way of testing one's understanding of information literacy concepts.