Information Literacy Discussion – The Arizona Global Campus Library

Information Literacy Discussion – The Arizona Global Campus Library

The Arizona Global Campus Library is an effective e-library with various academic sources, including e-books, scholarly journals, articles, and academic videos. One of the best parts about using the Arizona Global Campus Library is the opportunity to interact with a live person when using the platform (The University of Arizona. n.d.). With such support available, a researcher can never be stuck while using the library’s resources. Besides helping one navigate library sources, the library has multimedia sources and tutorials that help students with the research process (The University of Arizona. n.d.). By presenting the guides in a visual format, users unfamiliar with the library’s functioning can find articles and other sources for their research work. Another positive experience associated with the library is the availability of multiple peer-reviewed sources. Notably, so far, I have not encountered concerns regarding conducting research through the Arizona Global Campus Library.

Librarians at the Arizona Global Campus Library dedicate significant time to creating tutorials that guide researchers through the research process. I find the tutorials and instructional videos quite interactive and easy to discern, to the extent of becoming my first point of reference whenever I have work that needs research. The multimedia tutorials not only help one when conducting research at the Arizona Global Campus Library but may also be used to conduct research in other libraries. Another positive experience about the library is that it helps researchers access links to common licensed sources instead of just one source. I also accessed tutorials that helped me gain insights on how to apply keyword search, including wildcards and truncation. Keywords are critical in identifying the right sources to use for research work (Tancheva, 2003). Without keywords, one may have a hard time finding even a single online source.

References

Tancheva, K. (2003). Online tutorials for library instruction: an ongoing project under constant revision. In ACRL Eleventh National Conference: learning to make a difference.

The University of Arizona. (n.d.). Global Campus University Library. The University of Arizona Global Campus. https://www.uagc.edu/student-experience/university-library.

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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, and 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 a while, it’s time to reflect on what you have learned through the use of the University of Arizona Global Campus Library about 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 https://thresholdachievement.com/test/?testkey=TXCVXY&studentkey=209792. 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 the 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.