Information Literacy

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the

Research Guides

and

Tutorials

under the

Getting Research help

tabs in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.

Prepare: Knowing how to thoroughly research a topic is extremely important while achieving your education. You may be asked to support your information with peer-reviewed scholarly resources, but how can you find this type of resource? The University of Arizona Global Campus Library allows you to search through different avenues to find the requested types of resources. You can narrow your search by the author, year published, title, subject, and by indicating what type of resource you are looking for. You even have access to a librarian if you need some guidance in finding more resources on your topic.

Reflect: Given that you have been in college for awhile, it’s time to reflect on what you have learned through the use of the University of Arizona Global Campus Library in relation to how you learned to acquire new information from a variety of sources.

Write: This week, you will take the

Threshold Achievement Test for Information Literacy (TATIL) (Links to an external site.)

. This test is not graded, and your results are anonymous. The TATIL assesses students’ ability to recall and apply their knowledge and their metacognition about core information literacy dispositions that underly their behaviors. Through this combination of knowledge and dispositional assessment, TATIL offers a unique and valuable measure of the complexities of information literacy. The results of this assessment will guide University of Arizona Global Campus in developing the best possible library resources and research methodologies training.

Accessibility Statement: If you have a disability that impacts your ability to successfully participate in this or any other course activity, please provide your instructor with your authorized Accommodation Request form from the Office of Student Access and Wellness so that he/she can discuss and arrange an alternative plan with you.

After completing the

TATIL (Links to an external site.)

, in a two- to three-paragraph response with each paragraph consisting of five or more sentences,

• Describe your experiences using resources, including concerns encountered when conducting academic research through the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. Areas of concern may include developing a research strategy, using the search function within a database, or evaluating sources.
• Explain how using the University of Arizona Global Campus Library has improved your experience in conducting research. For example, you could identify and explain how specific tutorials that you have used have helped improve your ability to conduct research.

The Information Literacy paper

• Must include at least two paragraphs (of at least five sentences each) that respond to the two prompts, and that are formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:

  Title of paper
  Student’s name
  Course name and number
  Instructor’s name
  Date submitted

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Great effort!

This Test Key: YWMNSQ

Your Student Key: 530618

February 7, 2021

Threshold Achievement Test
for Information Literacy

Your Results

Today you completed the Strategic Searching test. Your
results indicate that because you are familiar with the Web,
you probably do most of your searches there unless your
professor requires you to use your library’s tools and
shows you which ones to use. You make the best of the
results you get but you might have trouble knowing how to
change your search to get better results if you are not
satisfied with what you find the first time.

Personal recommendations to strengthen your strategic
searching:

Experiment with your library’s databases the next time you
need information.

Practice breaking your research topics and questions into
keywords and use the results you get to identify additional
words that might improve your searches.

Ask for guidance from professors and librarians about how
to effectively search.

When research is difficult, students at your level usually
accept what they get from familiar research tools and
strategies. If that is true for you, it is likely that you are not
exploring the full range of high-quality information that is
available to you through your library.

Personal recommendations for strengthening your
dispositions:

• Start setting aside time during your research for trial-
and-error, particularly to use library tools that are new to
you, so that you continue to increase your familiarity
with different search strategies. This will give you
confidence that you have the strategies you need to
meet the demands of college-level research and writing.