3 courses with the subject LIBS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
LIBS 1010Information Literacy I0.5
This course is intended to teach fundamental information literacy skills in which the student will gain the ability to recognize and define the need for information and then locate, evaluate, and use that information effectively and ethically. The skills developed in this course are crucial for success in future academic endeavors, fostering informed citizenship, and promoting lifelong learning. (.5 lect.)
This course is intended to build academic information literacy skills for effective library research, academic writing, and citation. The student will learn to identify the difference between qualitative and quantitative research, build academic queries, and summarize and organize information. The student will practice search strategies using library catalogs, databases, and web search engines. (.5 lect.)
Wide reading and discussion of the literature for children is emphasized. Books that have won recognition as distinguished contributions to the American literature for children are examined. The selection of books for school, home and public library is considered. Besides becoming acquainted with a wide sampling of children's literature, students also establish criteria for evaluation. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 1010. (3 lect.) HUM
