1. Defining the Need for InformationFirstSteps for Initiating a Research EffortUsing ACRL Standards, Performance Indicators, and Outcomes
Stuart Adams
DETT 611
August 18, 2011
Information Literacy Module

2. First Steps for Initiating a Research EffortIntroduction & Overview
Information Literacy skills are for life as well as for academics
Scholarly Research is a more formal approach to building knowledge
ALA /ACRL has established Information Literacy Standards
This tutorial will focus on one standard and apply it to actual practice (Standard 1, Performance Indicator 1)
Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information.- ACRL
3. First Steps for Initiating a Research Effort Scholarship, Research and Inquiry
Scholarship Builds Knowledge on Knowledge
Fundamentally, scholarship is about learning, describing, and explaining what one has learned and how one has learned it- Dr. Paul Courant

Research Is the Intellectual Conversation with Scholars & Experts Past & Present

Aristotle Says: Locke Says:Jefferson Says:So, I Say:
4. First Steps for Initiating a Research Effort Scholarship, Research and Inquiry

Research Is Inquiry: Good Research Starts with a Good Question