Information Literacy Topics 

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1.4 Students will be able to differentiate between a scholarly and popular source, and a primary and secondary source.

3.1 Students will be able to apply evaluative criteria (e.g., author’s expertise, currency, accuracy, type of publication, etc.) to information and its source.

See all standards on the Springfield College Matrix for Information Literacy

This session will focus on the differences between primary and secondary literature. Content may include but is not limited to:

• Defining primary and secondary literature
  
• Limiting a search to only original, primary research

Running time: 25min.

Limiting to Original, Primary Research (PDF)