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The course provides an introduction to library and research skills, including an understanding of how information and knowledge is produced in society and organized by libraries and indexing systems; how to develop and focus a research topic; how to create a strategy for finding information; how to use print and electronic sources to locate information; and how to evaluate and cite information found. Successful completion of this course fulfills the A.A. degree's information literacy competency requirement. Students seeking the Associate of Arts degree must complete Information Literacy & Research Skills (INFS 1000), English Composition 1 (ENGL 1110), and the Computer Literacy Competency, within their first 24 college level course credits. INFS 1000 is also offered as credit-by-examination. Consult the College Catalog for how to take INFS 1000 as credit-by-examination. Credit-by-examination is only recommended for students who already have advanced level research and library skills. The examination is very demanding. Credit-by-examination is limited to 30 students per semester.

These modules are broken up into 4 main sections. Each section is designed to be a self contained lesson. To get started, click on the specific module.

The Library Tutor program was created as part of a grant-funded project to bring technology into instructional activities at the University of Northern Colorado. It was in use for a couple of years, but hasn't been updated since. It remains on the web site as an early example of a library tutorial on the web.

Anyone is free to use these lessons for independent learning. Registered students will complete a series of assignments, quizzes and a research project. The lessons were written by Utah academic librarians, and Utah resources are emphasized. While resources and information access may vary, the research skills learned will be useful everywhere. Knowing how to use information resources will be helpful to you for the rest of your life.

These standards were reviewed by the ACRL Standards Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) on January 18, 2000, at the Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association in San Antonio, Texas. These standards were also endorsed by the American Association for Higher Education (October 1999) and the Council of Independent Colleges (February 2004).

The Information literacy program supports the university��?��?�s strategic goals of ��?��?preparing and inspiring students for meaningful lives as thinkers, leaders and societal contributors��?��? by enabling students to become fluent in seeking and using information to meet their life long learning needs. The information literacy team will coordinate the library��?��?�s approach by providing guidance on the structure of education services so that students graduate with the lifelong learning skills they need for their future success as members of an increasingly information rich global community.

Chicano & Latino Studies is a unique, multifaceted discipline that embodies scholarly research, activism, and an ethic of community service as critical to a fully evolved consciousness. The academic training and preparation of Chicano & Latino Studies scholars/activists who must continue to struggle against the intransigence of racism, sexism, and classism demands advanced skills in finding, evaluating, and applying information pertinent to the Latino experience in the Americas.

It contains 6 different tutorials : *Define the Research Topic *Determine the Information Requirements *Locate and Retrieve Relevant Information *Use the Technological Tools For Accessing Information *Evaluate Information *Understand the Ethical,Legal and Socio-Political Issues *Surrounding Information and Informaton Technology

There are 9 online tutorials that provide guidance and practical exercises on Information Competence. * Define the Research Topic *Determine the Information equirements for the Research Question * Locate and Retrieve Relevant Information *Use the Technological Tools *For Accessing Information *Evaluate Information *Organize and Synthesize Information *Communicate Using a Variety of Information Technologies *Understand the Ethical, Legal, and Socio-Political Issues *Surrounding Information and Information Technology *Use, Evaluate, and Treat *Critically Information Received From the Mass Media.

This site provides 8 tutorials: one short tutorial on how to login to the various databases and then a tutorial for each the following 7 databases: Health and Wellness Resource Center, Health Source �€“ Consumer Edition, Health Source �€“ Nursing/Academic Edition, Physicians Desk Reference, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and LexiComp.