The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.

Specific Competencies

2.1 Selects the most appropriate primary resources that are the best fit for the paper project

introduce	—Lower Division/ History 50
reinforce	— Upper Division/ History 100W
culminate	— Upper Division/ History 102

2.2 Distinguishes between popular and scholarly information resources

introduce	—Lower Division/ History 50
reinforce	—Upper Division/ History 100W
culminate	—Upper Division/ History 102

2.3 Locates and accesses primary sources through the SJSU campus online catalog, the University of California library union catalog, and electronic and printed indexes

introduce	—Lower Division/ History 50
introduce/ reinforce	—Upper Division/ History 100W
culminate	—Upper Division/ History 102

2.4 Locates, accesses, and retrieves secondary sources through the SJSU campus online catalog, the University of California library union catalog, and major historical databases

introduce	—Lower Division/ History 50
reinforce	—Upper Division/ History 100W
culminate	—Upper Division/ History 102

2.5 Utilizes effectively the controlled vocabulary of online catalog and major historical databases

introduce	—Lower Division/ History 50
introduce/ reinforce	—Upper Division/ History 100W
culminate	—Upper Division/ History 102