Additional Resources
There are many excellent resources available through the Web to support the transition from high school to college. Here is a selected list that should provide you with great information. Have fun exploring!
- General High School to College Transition Resources
- Boolean Connectors
- Information Literacy
- Library of Congress Classification
- Plagiarism
- Students with Disabilities
- Study Skills
- Time Management Resources
- Web Evaluation Resources
- Writing Resources
General High School to College Transition Resources
College Is Possible (American Council on Education)
http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=CIp1
High School Students: College Transition
http://www.mstc.edu/highschooltransition.htm
KnowHow2GO (American Council on Education)
http://www.knowhow2go.org/
Transitioning from High School to College Academics
http://www.collegeview.com/articles/CV/campuslife/transitioning.html
Plan for College: College Success
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/index.html
Pathways to Academic Libraries (Bowling Green State University)
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/infosrv/lue/pal/
How Is College Different Than High School? (Southern Methodist University)
http://www.smu.edu/alec/whyhighschool.html
Boolean Connectors
Using Boolean Logic (University of Utah Health Sciences Center)
http://medlib.med.utah.edu/navigator/module3/boolean.htm#1
Practice with Boolean Logic Using Refrigerator Magnets (University of Utah
Health Sciences Center)
http://medlib.med.utah.edu/navigator/module3/fridge.swf
Boolean Searching (Kent State University)
http://www.library.kent.edu/page/10663
Information Literacy
The Institute for Library and Information Literacy and Education (ILILE)
Promotes collaboration between librarians and teachers interested in
information literacy at the K-16 level.
http://www.ilile.org
TRAILS: Tool for Real-Time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills
An online tool that can be used to measure information literacy skills of high school students.
www.trails-9.org
American Association of School Librarians Information Power
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/informationpower.htm
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Information Literacy Standards
Provides information on the standards, as well as how to use and adapt.
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/infolitstandards/standardstoolkit.htm
Library of Congress Classification
How to Read Library of Congress Call Numbers (University System of Georgia)
One page summary of how to read a Library of Congress number.
http://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit03/libraries03_04.phtml
SatchLCall (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)
Two slide shows and quizzes on Library of Congress classification developed by Michael Ford.
http://www.pitt.edu/~ford29/SatchLCall/linking.html
Western Connecticut University
Library of Congress Call Number Quiz developed by Joan Reitz.
http://people.wcsu.edu/reitzj/lcquiz/lcquiz.html
Plagiarism
Jason's Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism
Provides a brief overview of the issue of plagiarism as well as links to useful Web sites and tutorials.
http://www.transitioning2college.org/jasons_tips_for_avoiding_plagiarism.html
Plagiarism Resources for Faculty (Kent State University)
A comprehensive list of Web sites, tutorials, and tips for creating assignments that are less likely to be plagiarized.
http://www.library.kent.edu/plagiarism
Students with Disabilities
Guide for Parents of Students with Disabilities (University of Texas at Arlington)
http://www.uta.edu/disability/parent.php
Pasco-Hernando Community College Web Site
http://www.phcc.edu/ods/transitioning.php
Study Skills
Helpful Study Links (University of St. Thomas)
Links to academic resources on note-taking, test-taking, and reading skills,
as well as how to pass subjects such as chemistry and psychology.
http://www.stthomas.edu/academicsupport/helpful_study_skills_links.htm
Learning Strategies: Maximizing Your Academic Experience (Dartmouth College)
How to read textbooks, take notes, study, and manage stress. Video links on
these topics also available.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/index.html
Study Skills (Sweet Briar College)
Learn how to take notes and tests more effectively and be a better reader.
http://www.arc.sbc.edu/study.html
Study Skills and Academic Support (St. Michael’s College)
http://www2.smcvt.edu/src/studyskills/index.htm
Virginia Tech's Cook Counseling Center
Study Skills Inventory
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/studyskills/ssaform.htm
Time Management Resources
Bowling Green State University
Nine tips to help manage your time.
http://www.bgsu.edu/downloads/sa/file11873.pdf
California Polytechnic State University
Time management strategies from the Study Skills Library.
http://www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/time.mgt.strategies.html
CollegeBoard.com
Time management tips for high school students.
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/116.html
CollegeBoard.com -- The Personal Time Management Tool
Provides an online form to help track where your hours go.
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/118.html
Joe Landsberger’s Study Guides and Strategies Web Site.
Includes “Time Management” tips and a helpful exercise.
http://www.studygs.net/timman.htm
Prentice Hall's Student Success Web Site.
“Time Management” tips and strategies.
http://www.prenhall.com/success/StudySkl/timemanage.html
Time Management Tips (The Ohio State University)
http://oma.osu.edu/aas/Tutoring/Study%20Skills/TimeManagement.pdf
Web Evaluation Resources
Evaluating Web Sites (The Ohio State University)
http://liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/les1/
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly (New Mexico State University)
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html
Evaluating Web Pages (University of California Berkeley)
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
Evaluating Web Pages (Duke University)
http://library.duke.edu/services/instruction/libraryguide/evalwebpages.html
Writing Resources
Princeton University Writing Center
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/writing/Writing_Center/WCWritingResources.htm
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Information on general writing concerns with links to other useful resources.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/index.html
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
Handouts and links to other resources.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/