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SuperInfoLit

MCC 101 Information Literacy Session Objectives

Welcome to the library!

This information literacy (or "SuperInfoLit") instruction session combines MCC101, ENG151, ENG152, and PSY151. Our goal is to introduce you to the library and help you find credible sources to support the research assignment you're working on.

We'll go over the following:

  • How to use the library and the library website and how to get help from a librarian
  • Pre-research
  • Library Databases: Opposing Viewpoints, Academic Search Complete, PsycArticles, Statista
  • Information formats
  • Evaluating sources

During the instruction, you'll practice using the skills and strategies you learn along the way. At the end, you'll complete two library assignments for a grade: a short quiz and a written research reflection.

 

Learning Outcomes

MCC101

  • Identify, locate, and navigate library collections in order to access multiple sources of information
  • Interpret bibliographic citations to determine where information is coming from
  • Distinguish between popular & scholarly sources to determine if a source meets your information need

ENG151

  • Evaluate the quality of a resource using multiple criteria.
  • Recognize different information formats, then select the appropriate format for a specific information need.
  • Distinguish between a popular and a scholarly source to evaluate it appropriately.
  • Investigate a source to determine its purpose and authority.
  • Track down the information cited in a source to determine its credibility.

ENG152

Information Literacy is one of MCC's four general education goals. Information Literacy is the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate and use information effectively. In this session, you will learn how to:

  1. Select appropriate search tools to identify and locate information sources.
  2. Construct effective database searches.

These skills will help you find quality, appropriate resources for your research assignments.

This is all part of the bigger goal to become information literate, which is defined at MCC as being able to:

  • Access multiple sources to provide sound evidence
  • Ensure information is of quality and use the information to accomplish an academic goal
  • Acknowledge where information is coming from and whom it belongs to