Students will be able to define a need for information and understand that the basic research process involves planning, organizing, synthesizing, and evaluating.
Standards met: ILO “Think Critically”; Framework “Information Creation as a Process”; Accreditation Standard II.B.3
Understanding that research is iterative, students will effectively search various information sources, modifying their topic or thesis when necessary, while seeking out diverse perspectives that challenge their biases and broaden their point of view.
Standards met: ILO “Think Critically” “Communicate Competently”, “Engage Collaboratively”; Framework “Searching as Strategic Exploration”, “Research as Inquiry”; Accreditation Standard II.B.3
Students will critically evaluate information sources for quality, relevance, accuracy, currency, authority, and context and shall place importance on finding the best source to meet the intention of their research project.
Standards Met: ILO “Think Critically”, “Communicate Competently”; Framework “Authority is Constructed and Contextual”, “Scholarship as Conversation”; Accreditation Standard II.B.3
Students will engage with and produce information in an ethically responsible way.
Standards Met: ILO “Engage Collaboratively”; Framework “Information Has Value”; Accreditation Standard II.B.3
Students will build learning strategies to meet lifelong personal and professional goals.
Standards Met: ILO “Think Critically”, “Work Effectively” Framework “Research as Inquiry”, “Scholarship as Conversation”; Accreditation Standard II.B.1, II.B.3
Standards for Library SLOs are measured against the Butte College Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs), Framework standards are based on the Association of College and Research Libraries “Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education”, and Accreditation Standards are set by the ACCJC Accreditation Standards Adopted June 2014.