Cuyamaca College Library Student Learning Outcomes
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ACRL Standards for Academic Libraries

(Note: for Cuyamaca Library, we selected Standards 1, 2, 3.
Standards 4 and 5 are meant for course level library classes)

1.  Articulates information need in order to develop, focus, and revise a thesis or research question.
2.  Develops knowledge of various formats of information sources and how they are produced, organized and disseminated.
3.  Differentiates between scholarly and popular literature, primary and secondary research, and current vs. historical research.

1. Selects the most appropriate investigative methods or resources (interviews, fieldwork, lab experiments, library catalog, databases, Internet, etc.) in order to retrieve relevant information.
2.  Identifies keywords, synonyms, and controlled vocabulary in order to construct an effective search strategy.
3.  Uses Boolean logic, truncation, proximity indicators, and indexes in order to efficiently and effectively search for information.
4.  Understands bibliographic citations and call numbers in order to locate information.
5.  Retrieves information in various formats both online and in person, including primary research through interviews, surveys and experiments, and the use of services such as Circuit, Link+, and Interlibrary Loan.
6.  Documents sources using appropriate citation style guides in order to avoid plagiarism.

1.  Summarizes the content of information sources in order to identify the main points and knows when it is appropriate to paraphrase and use direct quotes.
2.  Evaluates information in order to determine its reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness, point of view or bias.
3.  Analyzes information in order to determine if it is an appropriate source for their current information need (scholarly or popular, primary or secondary, etc.)
4. Sees relationships between concepts, investigates differing viewpoints, and participates in class discussions in order to incorporate new information into knowledge base and value system.

1.  Plans and creates a product or performance, using paraphrases and direct quotes, in order to clearly communicate the project to others.

1.  Accurately and appropriately documents sources, and uses paraphrases and direct quotes in order to avoid plagiarism.
2.  Understands issues related to privacy and security, censorship, intellectual property and copyright in order to use information responsibly.
3.  Legally obtains, stores, and disseminates text, data, images and sound.