These are the learning objectives for the first level of our Information Literacy program, taught jointly to ENG 111 students by instructors and librarians:
- Choosing and narrowing a topic, identifying key concepts, and selecting keywords
- Applying limiters, refining keywords based on findings, and using phrase searching
- Understanding the roles that books, magazine/newspaper articles, and scholarly journal articles play in the information cycle
- Finding and using reference sources for background info and keywords
- Limiting search to books and e-books in the Meredith library collection
- Understanding the distinction between abstract and full-text, and accessing the full text online
- Applying assessment criteria (e.g. ABC test) to evaluate source quality
- Reading sources to extract key points, synthesizing information from various sources, and drawing conclusions
- Learning when to cite, how to paraphrase/summarize/quote, and how to use proper style
- How to use a discovery tool and online reference databases
The overarching ACRL Frames for this level are "Research as Inquiry" and "Information Creation as a Process."
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