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Information Literacy Research Guide: Competency

Resources to initiate conversation and assist in instruction regarding access, utilization, and evaluation of Information.

A Checklist of Information Competencies for College Students

This Checklist is a collaborative work by a team of California State University and California community
college librarians. (California State University)

Can I Use This?

Once you have located information, you have to determine whether or not the information is authoritative, accurate and suits your research needs. (American University)

Each of the five criteria... (currency, relevancy, accuracy, authority, and purpose) can be applied to “test” or think critically about information to determine if online sources should be used for academic assignments. (Carleton University)

Skills That Students Already Have

The Google-centric search skills that freshmen bring from high school only get them so far with finding and using trusted sources they need for fulfilling college research assignments. (University of California)