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Information Literacy

Recommended information literacy skills by year: Freshmen; Sophomore/Junior; Senior; Graduate Student
FRESHMEN: Become familiar with the library layout and service points.; Library map; Become familiar with the library webpage.; Use the library catalog to locate books and other materials.; Find Books; Use the catalog request option to obtain books from other HELIN libraries.; How do I request books from other libraries?; Understand Library of Congress call number sequence.; Video: Using Library of Congress call numbers; Use a core, interdisciplinary periodical database to find journal articles.; How do I find articles on my topic?; Video: Find articles using Academic Search Complete; Video: How to find articles and eBooks on JSTOR; Access the JSTOR database; Understand the difference between a popular magazine and a scholarly journal.; Popular, Trade, and Scholarly Sources: What's the difference?; Video: What is a journal and a peer reviewed article? (Video from Ronald Williams Library.); Use the Library's course reserves system.; Access course reserves; Understand the basics of citing sources and strategies for avoiding plagiarism.; Student's guide to avoiding plagiarism; Citing sources; RefWorks
SOPHOMORE / JUNIOR: Understand the concept of subject headings and controlled vocabulary.; Differentiate between a catalog, database, and free website, and understand reasons to use each.; Perform online searching at a basic to intermediate level (Boolean logic, keyword search strategies).; Examine and compare information from various sources including the Internet in order to evaluate reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness, and point of view or bias.; How do I evaluate websites and other sources?; Use interlibrary loan to request books and journal articles from another library.; Understand the nature of information resources in their major discipline including subject specific databases, core journals and reference materials.; How do I find articles?; Databases by subject; Realize that information may need to be constructed with raw data from primary sources.; Track information resources used in the course of their research and create accurate notes and bibliographies according to a style manual appropriate to the discipline.; Be able to present a verbal or written strategy for solving an information problem.
SENIOR: Conduct a literature review.; Exhibit proficiency at using the catalog, journals list, interlibrary loan and other resources to obtain books and articles listed in a bibliography.; How do I find resources?; Know the major professional associations in one's field.; Understand issues relating to the ethical and legal use of information, including concepts of intellectual property, copyright and fair use.
GRADUATE STUDENT: Become familiar with the library layout and service points.; Library map; Become familiar with the library webpage.; Use the library catalog to locate books and other materials.; How do I find a book?; Use the catalog request option to obtain books from other HELIN libraries.; How do I request books from other libraries?; Understand the difference between a popular magazine and a scholarly journal.; Popular, Trade, and Scholarly Sources: What's the difference?; Video: What is a journal and a peer reviewed article? (Video from Ronald Williams Library.); Use the Library's course reserves system.; Access course reserves; Understand the concept of subject headings and controlled vocabulary.; Differentiate between a catalog, database, and free website, and understand reasons to use each.; Examine and compare information from various sources including the Internet in order to evaluate reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness, and point of view or bias.; How do I evaluate websites and other sources?; Use interlibrary loan to request books and journal articles from another library.; Realize that information may need to be constructed with raw data from primary sources.; Track information resources used in the course of their research and create accurate notes and bibliographies according to a style manual appropriate to the discipline.; Student's guide to avoiding plagiarism; Citing sources; RefWorks; Be able to present a verbal or written strategy for solving an information problem.; Understand the nature of information resources in their field including subject specific databases, core journals and reference materials.; Conduct a literature review.; Exhibit proficiency at using the catalog, journals list, interlibrary loan and other resources to obtain books and articles listed in a bibliography.; Know the major professional associations in one's field.; Understand issues relating to the ethical and legal use of information, including concepts of intellectual property, copyright and fair use.; Become familiar with scholarly communications practices in their field.; Become familiar with current awareness tools in their field.