LS101 Outcomes based on Standards, Performance Indicators, and Outcomes of the ALA's Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Understand LC Classification well enough to find a book on the shelf and to "browse" general areas of knowledge Be able to search the online catalog by the following access points - author, title, subject, keyword - Understand Boolean Logic Be able to choose and search Indexes/Full text databases for each subject area Understand periodical indexes delivered via cd-roms, online subscriptions services, Internet, and full text Understand the Internet and the Invisible Web and be able to search it effectively Demonstrate the ability to design an effective search strategy Understand copyright and the concepts of fair use and public domain Be able to define, recognize and avoid plagiarism Understand and demonstrate the principles of documenting sources - APA, MLA Know the principals for evaluating information sources Be able to articulate why the disciplines are grouped in the Science, Social Sciences and Humanities Be aware of the major research tools in each of the above disciplines Be able to look up and physically locate journal articles, newspapers, books, video, microforms, government documents, etc Effectively use Interlibrary Loan Understand issues involved in evaluating and using statistics Web pages - Understand and implement the main criteria for evaluating, publishing, and writing web pages Collaborating with a librarian to help with your research