ACRL'S STANDARDS

Construct a properly formatted and cited reference page, including all materials used in a paper/project.

Concept/s: Accesses and uses information ethically and legally.

Produce a paper/project that uses different types of resources (general reference materials, monographs, journal articles, data from statistics, interviews, websites, etc.).

Concept/s: Determine the nature of information needed, access the needed information, use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose, and access and use information ethically and legally.

Explain in step-by-step detail the strategy used to find all/some of the resources used in paper/project.

Concept/s: Determine the nature of information needed, accesses needed information effectively and efficiently, and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.

Construct paper or project using resources with known bias (theological leaning). Use one, or several, perspective/s. For each resource briefly detail the bias.

Concept/s: Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently, evaluates information and its sources critically, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose, and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.

Construct a paper or project, but limit resources to a specific period of time (historical or contemporary).

Concept/s: Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently and uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.

Construct a paper or project in which all of the resources come from one author. The focus is on multiple works written by one author to hear an author's voice/perspective.

Concept/s: Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.

Secondary sources are commentaries on a primary source. Tertiary works are reflections/commentaries on primary and secondary sources. Student work is tertiary. Their work becomes a commentary on the state of research. Their work is a contribution to the field (some of it better than others). The student writes an appendix in which they reflect upon what they have done and how they are contributing to the world academics. They are a successor to the scholars that they read; they are standing on the shoulders of giants.

Concept/s: Uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose and understands the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information.

Evaluate the medium/format of resources in regards to the trade-off of one medium/format over another. Attention is paid to currency, accuracy, and authority.

Concept/s: Evaluates information and its sources critically.

The evaluation form is a generic Word document. The header is blank, but you may insert your department or college logo to "brand" the form. Use this or one created by your librarians for the above assignment.

Evaluate the currency of a resource; not just think about the resource, but the theories espoused and the date of their resources. Is the source appropriate for academic use?

Concept/s: Evaluates information and its sources critically.

Evaluate the relevancy of the resource. Is the resource on topic? It is easiest to find good information, data, from a relevant resource than finding good information from an irrelevant resource.

Concept/s: Evaluates information and its sources critically.

Evaluate the authority of all/some of the resource creators. What makes that person an authority; academic study, work experience, or special life experience?

Concept/s: Evaluates information and its sources critically.

Evaluate the accuracy of a resource. Is the resource "peer reviewed" or edited in some way? Are there errors in grammar or spelling? Is information resourced? Are citations available?

Concept/s: Evaluates information and its sources critically.

Evaluate the purpose or persuasion of the resource (stated or implied). Critically evaluate any obvious, stated, or hidden agenda/purpose behind the production of the resource, be that, entertainment, political, religious/theological agenda, or commercial venture.

Concept/s: Evaluates information and its sources critically.