The ability to recognize and articulate your information need. Student states a research question, problem or issue. Student defines a manageable focus and reasonable timeline to obtain the information. The ability to develop effective search strategies . The ability to select and use information retrieval tools.
Student develops skills for formulating searches to achieve desired results.
The student can access and comfortably use the campus information system and Internet browsers as appropriate. The ability to locate and retrieve information resources. Student interprets bibliographic citations and Internet equivalents and knows how to obtain cited items either through in-house resources, interlibrary loan, document delivery, or electronic transmission. The ability to analyze and critically evaluate information. Student analyzes and critically evaluates the results of a search for accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and authority.