Understand the
economic, legal, and
social issues
surrounding the use of
information and
information technology
Observe laws,
regulations, and
institutional policies
related to the access and
use of information
Likely to have
no skills
Likely to have
little but
inadequate skills
Likely to have
adequate skills
Likely to have
better than
adequate skills
Likely to have
very high skills
Yes, please list courses
and types of assignments:
No, please give reasons
why not:
2. I require students to demonstrate information literacy skills in at least one of the courses that I teach in
an academic year. Please see question #1 for examples of information literacy skills.
3. Which of the following information literacy skills are students expected to demonstrate in your
assignments/projects? Check all that apply.
Determine the nature and extent of information needed
Access information using Beck Library’s catalog, databases and other resources
Access information using the Internet
Access information using other methods like experiments or interviews
Critically evaluate sources and information content
Distinguish between authoritative, biased, and marginal sources
Incorporate selected information into the learner’s knowledge base and value system
Synthesize information from different sources
Use information effectively to accomplish a specific assignment/project/task
Cite information sources accurately; create a bibliography of works cited
Observe laws, regulations, and institutional policies related to the access and use of information
Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and information technology