Assignment Calculator: http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator/
Wow! Everything is here to help you do an assignment, and I mean everything. I made up an assignment and received a guide to the 12 steps for completing it. The links under those steps are so helpful. Examples: QuickStudies in finding articles, books, and web sites, links to sources for writing help at the University, and citing sources. There is so much here, in fact, that I think incoming freshemen should have to take a required tutorial on it. It could be enormously helpful, but not something you should try to use at the last minute.
I can see a library doing a summer program on research skills for freshmen, or anyone, going to college. It would only scratch the surface and you would have to carefully select the areas you wanted to cover. It might overwhelm.
Research Project Calculator: http://rpc.elm4you.org/ This is clean looking and seems to contain all of the necessary info. I would almost rather start with this tool for college freshmen. The site lists 4 steps to a research project with links under each heading. Yes, this is much more managable. Under Step 4, Communicate, there are even steps on how to make a documentary video. I've pretty much got the research writing steps down, but if I were going to do a multimedia presentation, this timeline would be a good guide.
Teacher Guide to the Research Project Calculator: http://rpc.elm4you.org/support_materials.php Everything is here to guide the educator and media specialist. There is even a section to teach students how to gather information by listening to podcasts.
If the librarian worked in conjuction with a teacher, she could have handouts at the library and be familiar with what the students are trying to do. This makes me think: What can I do to help teachers??
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