Research Guides: Information Literacy and Technological Agility Shared Competency (ILTA): Outcome 2: Location

Outcome 2: Location

Definition: Apply strategies to access information from resources.

Indicators	Exemplary	Developing	Emergent	Not Evident
2.1 Selects information resources that match information needs and/or assignment criteria.	Selects all resources according to information need.	Selects most resources according to information need.	Selects some resources based on information need.	Does not select resources based on information need.
2.2 Applies search strategies.	Applies an advanced search strategy with revisions.	Applies a basic search strategy with revisions.	Applies a basic search strategy with little to no revision.	Does not apply search strategies
2.3 Identifies access limitations in information systems.	Identifies all access limitations in information systems.	Identifies most of the limitations in information systems.	Identifies few limitations in information systems.	Does not Identify access limitations.

Common Artifacts, Activities, and Tools: Keyword brainstorming; Filtering; Boolean logic Using appropriate search tools; Algorithms/bias; Scholarly paradigm; Cost of information, as commodity, publishing models; Question how they accessed the information; Filters: race, gender, etc.; Open access; Research log/reflection; (Annotated) bibliography; Worksheet for searching; Students record search thought process; Information source audit

Sample Activities for this Outcome

Developing Research Questions and Creating Keywords
In this interactive online workshop, you will learn strategies for generating research questions and turning those questions into keywords. Coming up with keywords will help you craft more effective searches!
Fantastic Articles and How to Find them
Help students develop strategies to find quality articles.
From Nothing to Something: Transforming the “Failed” Search
This lesson plan from Teaching Information Literacy Threshold Concepts addresses the search strategies and discovery tools students need to employ to recognize the possible reasons for setbacks and continue their research.
Search tool comparison activity
This group activity is conceived of as part of a larger session about finding academic books and articles. It is an opportunity to address emerging AI tools like Elicit and the various chatbots. The jigsaw design assigns each group one tool to evaluate and present to the rest of the class.
The Sorting Machine
A classroom activity and lesson plan for first-year students. Your students will learn to differentiate between different categories of items -- such as Popular/Scholarly, or Primary/Secondary/Tertiary -- by playing this fun and easy game.
Think-Pair-Share Worksheet for Search Terms and Strategies
This think-pair-share activity worksheet allows students to apply search terms to their own research topic and can be used after a class discussion or class lecture on library and database searching.
Using Google Scholar
Using Google Scholar to find sources for your research can yield you a lot of articles, journals, books, and more. But how do you find the right sources? Here are some tips and tricks for maximizing Google Scholar’s potential.