Course Description
This class focuses on the concepts and logic of information access including using the libraries' online catalog, various databases, and the Internet to find quality STEM information. It incorporates hands-on practice with electronic resources for research, synthesis, and evaluation of information and includes discussion of library research and publishing ethics. Students will produce information products for a variety of STEM audiences.
Two Credit Hours
Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters
ULIB 103 Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
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Recognize that authoritative STEM content may be packaged in a variety of formal and informal formats and mediums;
- Critically evaluate and assess the fit between an information product’s creation process and a particular information need;
- Develop, in their own creation processes, an understanding that their choices impact the purposes for which the information product will be used and the message it conveys
- Recognize that all information, personal and published, has ethical and economic value which affects its production and dissemination
Course Resources
Textbook:
This class does not require any textbooks. Readings and other materials are available through eCampus.
eCampus
This course assumes that you are comfortable performing basic tasks within eCampus, such as sending attachments, taking quizzes, and posting to course discussion boards.
Syllabus
Please note that the following syllabi are drafts and that the final syllabus for
your course may slightly differ.
- Click here to view a copy of a sample syllabus for ULIB 103:Introduction to STEM Library Research
Modes of Instruction
Hybrid
These sections meet 50% onsite and 50% online. Check with your instructor for in-class and online days.
Online
These sections meet 100% online.