Potential Outcome 1 Objectives:

• Students will demonstrate knowledge of the Library’s location on campus and on the web
• Students will identify and recall the four ways to get help from a librarian
• Students will distinguish between the types of information available from libraries and other ways to access information in order to assess quality of research artifacts for use as evidence in assignments and personal projects, including these specific access points:
  • InterLibrary loan and Document Delivery services
  • Free internet searching and cross-referencing between the internet and Library resources
• Students will perceive the value of library services translated to the real world

Potential Outcome 2 Objectives:

• Students will explain the requirements of an assignment in order to identify an initial question or problem to be researched
• Students will use background information, including literature reviews, effectively to gain an initial understanding of the topic

Potential Outcome 3 Objectives:

• Students will identify different categories of information in order to define appropriate resources for specific assignments,including but not limited to the following overlapping categories:
  • Physical versus digital resources
  • Library-curated versus free internet resources
    • Students will identify and discuss issues related to free versus fee-based access to information
  • Reference resources
  • Databases [as a means of resource storage]; bound journals, monographs, et cetera
  • Primary, secondary and tertiary resources
• Students will demonstrate their ability to locate and digest peer-reviewed, academic journal articles

Potential Objective 4 Objectives:

• Students will use an existing text or prior reading/knowledge to develop relevant search terms
• Students will demonstrate understanding of the Library’s catalog offerings in order to use the best tool for the job and, further, will understand when to cross-reference between such tools, including:
  • WorldCat versus WebCat versus Discovery System versus free internet
• Students will demonstrate understanding of basic and advanced strategic searching on a variety of interfaces (meta search engines, catalogs, subject-specific databases, free internet) to access relevant information
• Students will consciously and strategically read database records in order to glean relevant information
• Students will effectively use the CRAAP test (or know where to look to find evaluation tools) in order to evaluate found resources

Potential Objective 5 Objectives:

• Students will locate specific and relevant sources based on their field of study
• Students will illustrate their recognition of personal bias and other evaluative factors
• Students will compare new knowledge with prior knowledge to determine the value added, contradictions or other unique characteristics of the information in order to participate in the scholarly exchange of communication
• Students will build an acceptable works cited/annotated bibliography/reference sheet based on the requirements of the product [assignment]
• Students will correctly and consistently use the citation style appropriate to a specific discipline in order to effectively manage the relevant information sources being put to use