ILC Summary of Outcomes
Integrating the Libraries´ Information Literacy Curriculum Goals and Objectives into the University curriculum will be addressed through a three-tiered approach. Each of the Goals and Objectives has been assigned to one or more of three skill levels -- Orientation Level, Intermediate Level, or Advanced Level -- with the expected outcomes for each described below.
Orientation Level: Users at the orientation level are guided to life long learning, and appreciate the role of information in achieving academic, professional, and personal success. They begin to understand the role and purpose of an academic library, becoming familiar with the campus libraries´ organization and service locations, and asking basic questions about the nature of their own information needs.
Orientation level users can identify various types of information sources and realize that there are a variety of classification systems for organizing them. They can identify the essential elements of book and periodical citations, and can locate these sources in the campus libraries. These users recognize the importance of critically evaluating information sources and can assess the basic relevance and usability of a source for a chosen topic. They understand the importance of citing and identifying information sources using standard fields.
Intermediate Level: Users at the intermediate level realize information is critical to effective decision-making in all spheres of one's life. They can define their information needs at each significant step in the research process. They understand information is structured and classified according to discipline and that the differing structures provide frameworks for determining methods of inquiry.
Users create strategies and conduct searches for information about a given topic. They understand the conceptual and functional purposes of access tools, and effectively utilize alternative search terms, search operators and truncation. Users develop the ability to evaluate results and make distinctions based upon selected criteria. Users can interpret bibliographic citations and retrieve materials. They can organize bibliographic data by creating citations from various types of sources and constructing them into standardized formats.
Advanced (Subject) Level: Users at the advanced or subject level acknowledge the continual nature of learning. They regularly conduct research or look for new information. They are familiar with key resources in their field of study and the unique features of information creation and dissemination within their discipline. They effectively combine and recombine knowledge. Advanced users actively transfer successful strategies from one domain of knowledge to another.
