COMPETENCY
Information Literacy Resources (Online)
Student Name: _______________________________________________
Date: _____________________________________________
Course Title: _________________________________________________
Reference #: _______________________________________
The following exercises are linked to the Guarini Library’s Information Literacy Tutorial on the home page.
COMPETENCY
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
N/A*
1. Formulates and defines
an information need
clearly
http://www.njcu.edu/Gu
arini/Instructions/ILTut
orial/InfoNeed.htm A.
Topic / keyword
identification

N/E**

Developing
 No idea of topic / keyword and  Some idea of topic / keyword
how to phrase question
B. Extent and depth of
information needed


Proficient
 No idea of extent and depth of
information needed
and how to phrase question
 Some idea of both extent and
depth
Accomplished
 Knows exactly what topic /
keyword and phrase to use
 Clear idea of extent and
depth
2. Knows information
sources
http://www.njcu.edu/Guar
ini/Instructions/ILTutoria
l/LibraryWeb.htm
http://www.njcu.edu/Guar
ini/Instructions/ILTutoria
l/Glossary.htm
*
1
2
A. Types1


 No idea of types
 Some idea of types
 Knows all the types
B. Formats2


 No idea of formats
 Some idea of formats
 Knows all the formats
Not Applicable
** No Evidence
Primary vs. secondary, general vs. discipline-specific, popular vs. scholarly, current vs. historical, local vs. external sources, interlibrary loan etc.
Print: book (encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, indexes, etc.), periodicals, AV, microform: Electronic: database, website, on-line catalogs, etc.
1
Undergraduate 7/03
Competencies
3. Constructs/implements
effective search
strategies
http://www.njcu.edu/Guar
ini/Instructions/ILTutorial
/DatabaseSearch.htm
A. Knowledge of
information
organization and
how to look for
materials
B. Knowledge of
searching tools3
C. Knowledge of
search strategies4 or
how to refine
search
N/A*
N/E**
Developing
 
Proficient
 No knowledge
Accomplished
 Knows about library
 Uses knowledge to
classification system,
etc., and how materials
are organized
 
 
 No knowledge
 Does not know how to
focus on searching
topic
 Some knowledge
 Knows some strategies
 Knows searching
tools and how to
use them
refine search
 Applies all
strategies as
relevant
4. Applies criteria for
evaluating information
http:www.njcu.edu/Guari
ni/Instructions/ILTutorial/
Internet.htm
A. Relevance
B. Reliability / authority
C. Timeliness



Cannot judge relevance




Accepts all information found




Does not check for timeliness

Can judge relevance
Some idea which information is
reliable
Checks dates of information
found



Can distinguish gradations
of relevancy
Questions authority all the
time
Selects the most up-to-date
information depending on
the topic
* Not Applicable
** No Evidence
3
Searching Tools: (Reference books above,), on-line catalog, library databases, Internet search engines and directories, etc.
4
Strategies: Boolean, proximity, nesting, truncation, etc.
2
Undergraduate 10/14/03
Competencies
5. Follows institutional
guidelines which
relate to access,
information and
copyright
http://www.njcu.edu/Guar
ini/Instructions/ILTutoria
l/Bibliography.htm
6. Self-Assessment
http://www.njcu.edu/Guarin
i/Instructions/ILTutorial/Ev
aluation.htm
N/A*


N/E**


Developing

Proficient
Has rudimentary
understanding of plagiarism
 Identifies major weaknesses,
and strengths with assistance
3

Understands plagiarism, and
does not plagiarize; cites sources
in proper format
 Synthesizes feedback from
instructor and integrates with
self-assessment
Accomplished
 Obtains copyright
permission, stores and
disseminates text, data,
images, and sounds within
legal and institutional
guidelines

Utilizes self-assessment
and feedback to determine
means of modifying
performance
Undergraduate 10/14/03