Springfield College Research Guides @ Babson - Information Literacy Resources

Standard 1

Objective	General Education	Discipline Specific
1.1 Students will be able to formulate a manageable thesis statement or research question based on a topic.	Students will demonstrate an understanding of database and catalog records to help refine searches and develop a topic.	Students will be able to formulate a manageable thesis statement or topic for research in a particular subject area.
1.2 Students will be able to identify key terms that may be useful for locating information on a topic.	Students will demonstrate an ability to identify key words and concepts to help describe and perform an information search strategy for a particular topic.
1.3 Students will be able to locate and retrieve resources within the physical and digital library.	Students will be able to identify books, journals, and other resources available through the library whether they are available in the library or through online access. Students will be able to identify and distinguish among different types of published formats (books, journals, encyclopedias, indexes, audio-visual, etc.). Basic searching: students will demonstrate the ability to do simple searching in general library databases (e.g., Academic Search Premier) and the library catalog (Voyager). Information retrieval: student will be able to demonstrate an ability to use various search tools to retrieve information in a variety of formats.
1.4 Students will be able to differentiate between a scholarly and popular source, and a primary and secondary source.	Evaluating published resources: students will begin to understand the difference between scholarly and popular publications.	Students will have the ability to identify scholarly resources in a particular subject area.
1.5 Students will recognize that research material is available outside of Springfield College, and that research tools and library services are available to obtain material not owned by the college.		Students will understand that not all research materials will be available at Springfield College and can identify appropriate library services to obtain material not owned by the college. Students will be able to develop and work within a realistic timeline to gather information resources to support a research project or paper that may not be available at Springfield College. Students will have the ability to obtain research materials not owned by Springfield College.