E-mail this pageOBJECTIVES FOR: INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESEARCH
(LIB102 and LIB105)
LIB102 and LIb105 courses are part of the Library's Instruction Program. The Library Faculty approved adoption of the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education as it's overall program standards on October 5, 2001.
The following objectives more specifically detail common course objectives, but may be modified by individual instructors based on the standards or the ACRL Model Statement of Objectives for Information Literacy Instruction .
LIS Instruction Unit and Library Faculty
(approved 5/23/03 by the Library Faculty)
Plattsburgh State University General Education Program
Skills Category
Information and Technology Literacy
Required Minimum Introductory Level Learning Outcomes:
1. Determine Information Need
Define and articulate the need
Identify types and formats of sources
2. Access Information Effectively
Select appropriate methods and systems
Construct and implement search strategies
Retrieve online and print information
3. Evaluate Information Critically and Incorporate Information Into Knowledge Base
Articulate and apply evaluative criteria
4. Understand Economic, Legal, Social Issues in Information
Demonstrate understanding of legal issues such as: intellectual property rights, copyright, or fair use
Demonstrate understanding of economic and social issues such as: censorship, academic freedom, access to information, information privatization, Internet privacy and security, or the digital divide
5. Information Technology Skills to Use Today’s Computers
Use basic computer operating features
Use or understand the uses of common academic computer software such as: word processing, spreadsheets, databases, or graphics and presentation software
Connect to the network services such as: Banner, Web, Email
Use Internet services such as: browsers, search engines, and tutorials
6. Understand Principles and Concepts of Information Technology **
Describe/define the basic principles of computing systems and networks
Articulate the principles of information organization
Demonstrate understanding of the potentials and limits of information technology in society
**The phrase “Information Technology” used above refers here to basic computing technology literacy
The Instruction Unit selected introductory standards and learning outcomes from the final report of the Plattsburgh State University Task Force on Information and Computer Literacy Final Report. http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/holly.hellerross/Infolittaskforce.htm
The Task Force based its recommendations on standards for information literacy titled Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education .
published by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) in 2000.
Recommendations for technology literacy were based on work done by the National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council, published in 1999 as Being Fluent with Information Technology.
Contact Information:
Questions regarding the LIB102 and LIB105 courses should be directed to
Michelle Toth, LIB102/105 Course Coordinator
Office: Feinberg 325
Phone: (518) 564-5225
E-mail: michelle.toth@plattsburgh.edu