Priority Outcomes for Lib Sci 1704  

Students completing this course will be able to... – [should we just use ACRL standards?]

1.1.2. Develops a thesis statement and formulates questions based on the information need

1.2.4. Identifies the purpose and audience of potential resources (e.g., popular vs. scholarly, current vs. historical)

1.3.1. Determines the availability of needed information and makes decisions on broadening the information seeking process beyond local resources (e.g., interlibrary loan; using resources at other locations; obtaining images,  videos, text, or sound)

 1.4.1 Reviews the initial information need to clarify, revise, or refine the question

2.2.2. Identifies keywords, synonyms and related terms for the information needed

2.2.3. Selects controlled vocabulary specific to the discipline or information retrieval source

2.2.4. Constructs a search strategy using appropriate commands for the information retrieval system selected (e.g., Boolean operators, truncation, and proximity for search engines; internal organizers such as indexes for books)

2.4.1. Assesses the quantity, quality, and relevance of the search results to determine whether alternative information retrieval systems or investigative methods should be utilized

3.2.1. Examines and compares information from various sources in order to evaluate reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness, and point of view or bias

5.3.1. Selects an appropriate documentation style and uses it consistently to cite sources