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Students at the intermediate level realize information is critical to effective decision making in all aspects of one's life. They can define their information needs at each stage of the research process. They understand information is structured and classified according to discipline and that the differing structures provide frameworks for determining methods of inquiry.
Intermediate level ethics/philosophy students
will be able to...
- Identify and use relevant resources within a major or subject area (books, journals, government documents,
primary/secondary resources, Internet resources, scholarly journals, popular magazines, etc.)
- Interpret bibliographic citations and retrieve materials from the library and other sources
- Evaluate, examine, and select information for quality, accuracy, authority, and reliability
- Identify a variety of types and formats of potential sources of information
- Conduct effective search strategies using Boolean operators, truncation, controlled vocabulary, and proximity
searching in the online catalog and specialized subject indexes
- Demonstrate an understanding of copyright and fair use of copyrighted material
- Use online help functions, guides, and tutorials
- Locate scholarly style guides that are appropriate for the discipline
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