Information Literacy

Foundation Level Competency

C - level Information Literacy

Source information is RESTATED to support topic and includes TWO annotations that may be from books, database articles, or academic/museum/ professional websites.

Sources must appear as in‐text citations and on a works cited page

Each annotation must include 3 of the following criteria:

1. Author’s credentials related to topic
2. Description of type of source/audience
3. Discussion of purpose/point of view
4. Discussion of currency of the source
5. Explain why the source is relevant to the assignment.

Sophomore Level Competency

C - level Information Literacy

Source information is CATEGORIZED to support topic and includes THREE well chosen, quality sources, two of which should be annotated that may be from books, database articles, or academic/museum/professional websites.

Sources must appear as in‐text citations and on a works cited page

Each of the TWO annotations must include all of the following criteria:

1. Author’s credentials related to topic
2. Description of type of source/audience
3. Discussion of purpose/point of view
4. Discussion of currency of the source
5. Explain why the source is relevant to the assignment.

Junior/Senior Level Competency

C - level Information Literacy

Source information ANALYSIS supports topic and includes FOUR quality sources, which include at least

TWO adequate annotations. Analysis may be from database books, articles, academic/museum/professional websites.

Sources must appear as in‐text citations and on a works cited page

Each of the annotations must include all of the following criteria:

1. Author’s credentials related to topic
2. Description of type of source/audience
3. Discussion of purpose/point of view
4. Discussion of currency of the source
5. Description of the author's coverage of the topic
6. Explain why the source is relevant to the assignment.

QUALITY sources are often found easily in books and databases. At the junior / senior level, at least one database article and one book is expected.

Check out these relevant guides:

• Criteria for Evaluating Information
• Types of Sources
• Quality Web Sources
• Sample Evaluative Annotations

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