Information Literacy Topics 

Workshops meeting standard two include:

• Databases Overview (1.3, 2.4)
  


• Homepage Overview and Getting Help (1.3, 2.1)


• Voyager Catalog (1.3, 2.1)


• Basic Database Selection and Searching (1.3, 2.4)


• Effective Web Searching (2.1)


• Wikis, Blogs and Content Creation (2.1)


• Database Searching - Advanced (2.2, 2.3, 2.4)


• Google Scholar (1.3, 2.1)
  

Standard 2
The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.

2.1 Students will be able to distinguish between online catalogs, databases, gateways to online databases, and Internet only search tools.

2.2 Students will be able to describe the organizational structure of library databases, and the difference between a keyword search and a subject or author search.

2.3 Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of what a controlled vocabulary is and why it is used.

2.4 Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of Boolean logic and term truncation.