ILC Competency Levels

Goal 1. 
User understands the role, value, and power of information in modern society.

Orientation Level

Intermediate Level

Advanced Level

Objective 1.
User understands the importance and process of scholarly communication.

E3

X
E1;E2

Objective 2.
User understands the role information plays in industry.

X

Objective 3.
User knows how governments and organizations such as professional societies, universities, etc. generate and distribute information. 

X
E2

X
E1

Objective 4.
User appreciates how information may be used to improve one's quality of life.

X 
E1;E2

 E3

Objective 5.
User comprehends the globalization of information.

 E5 – E6

X
E1 – E4

Goal 2.
User understands and is able to communicate his/her specific need(s) for information.

Orientation Level

Intermediate Level

Advanced Level

Objective 1.
User understands the role of information professionals and subject experts to assist in defining information needs.

E2

X
E1;E3

Objective 2.
The user understands the factors which may determine how an interest area can be refined and can formulate a topic which can be pursued.

X
E1-E5

Goal 3.
User understands that information varies in its organization, content and format.

Orientation Level

Intermediate Level

Advanced Level

Objective 1.
User understands that information sources may be grouped in a variety of ways.

X
E1;E2;E6;

E7;E11;E12

E3;E4;E5;

E8;E9a;E10

E3;E9b;E9c

Objective 2.
User knows and appreciates the differences between the level of sources available (primary, secondary, etc.).

X
E1-E3

Objective 3.
User understands how information is structured within an area of interest.

X
E1-E5

X
E1-E5

Objective 4.
User can distinguish between various treatments of a subject.

X
E1-E6

Objective 5.
User is aware of the different means by which information may be delivered (e.g. orally, microform, paper, electronically).

X
E1-E3

Goal 4.
User can retrieve information from a variety of systems and in various formats.

Orientation Level

Intermediate Level

Advanced Level

Objective 1.
User can create an efficient plan based upon his/her information needs.

 E6

X
E1;E2;E3;E4;E5;E 7;E8

Objective 2.
User can accurately interpret bibliographic citations.

X
E1;E2

E3;E4

Objective 3.
User can successfully navigate within the libraries and other information realms they use. 

X
E1;E2;E3;E4;E 6;E11;E12

X
E7;E8;E9;E10;E13 ;E14;E15

E5

Objective 4.
User can devise a search based upon the capabilities, structure, and access points of an information resource. 

X
E1;E2;E3

X
E4;E5

E6

Goal 5.
User can evaluate information sources.

Orientation Level

Intermediate Level

Advanced Level

Objective 1.
User can evaluate the relevance of the information retrieved.

X
E1-E6

Objective 2.
User can identify relevant factors that may constrain their retrieval of information.

X
E2;E3;E4;E5

E1

Objective 3.
User recognizes that no one source is comprehensive.

X
E1-E3

Objective 4.
User can evaluate the quality and relevance of an information source.

 E1

X
E2;E3;E5;E6;E7

 E4

Goal 6.
User understands how to organize information effectively.

Orientation Level

Intermediate Level

Advanced Level

Objective 1.
User is able to read, understand and create citations.

E1a;E1b

X
E1c;E2;E3;E4

Objective 2.
User can organize information into personal information files or systems.

X
(simple; basic bibliography)

X
(computer info. mgt. systems)