Priority Outcomes for Lib Sci 2201 01/09/2003

Web Syllabi:  Carpenter, Christensen, Hansen, Kotter, Licona

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

 1.2.3. Identifies the value and differences of potential resources in a variety of formats (e.g., multimedia, database, website, data set, audio/visual, book)

 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)

 2.2.5. Implements the search strategy in various information retrieval systems using different user interfaces and search engines, with different command languages, protocols, and search parameters

 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