Donald R. Welter Library

INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAM

Nursing 1120C

What is Information Literacy?

Information Literacy is a set of abilities that empower individuals to understand how the information is organized, to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and use information effectively.

Nursing 1120C Information Literacy Activities

1. Library Tour of the Physical Collection
   1. Library of Congress Classification System: class R
   2. Reference nursing and medical materials
   3. Nursing and medical sections in the book stacks
   4. Print nursing and medical periodicals
   5. Online nursing and medical periodical databases
   6. Citing sources in APA citation style format
2. Library Tour of the Online Collection
   1. CINAHL (content, sections, basic search techniques)
   2. PsycArticles (content, sections, basic search techniques)
   3. Health and Wellness Resource Center (content, sections, basic search techniques)

Donald R. Welter Library

INFORMATION COMPETENCIES

Nursing 1120C

What are the benefits of being information competent?

Information competency allows individuals to make informed, intelligent decisions in academic, professional, and personal life.

Nursing 1120C Information Competencies

At the end of Nursing 1120C course students will:

1. Discuss the organization and function of the main areas of the physical and electronic library
2. Use library services as reference, instruction, and interlibrary loan effectively
3. Locate nursing and medical materials in the R class of the Library of Congress Classification System
4. State the information need related to a class assignment or research project
5. Investigate a research subject by identifying keywords, concepts, and key phrases
6. Identify appropriate local and remote resources for retrieving, manipulating, and transferring information
7. Construct an effective search strategy by using subject, author, title, and keyword search modes
8. Distinguish between scholarly and popular sources and use them properly
9. Define intellectual property and academic honesty and use information responsibly