How to Prepare for the Information Literacy Assessment

1
How to Prepare for the Information Literacy
Assessment

• Information literacy
• the set of skills enabling individuals to
  recognize when information is needed, and to
  locate, evaluate, and effectively communicate and
  use information.
• (Press Page Down key or left-click with mouse to
  continue)

2

• There are several resources available to help you
  prepare for the Information Literacy Assessment .
  . . .

3
One option is to enroll in LIS 1002 Information
Literacy.

• a 1-credit online course (in Blackboard)
• taught by College librarians
• offered every term
• assessment is taken at any Campus Assessment and
  Certification Center
• Or . . .

4
Another option study LIS 1002 on your own, at
your own pace.

• available online free of charge through Artemis
• (slides that follow will demonstrate how to
  access)
• practice tests available online
• non-credit course
• assessment is taken at any Campus Assessment and
  Certification Center
• Here is how to access the course material online
  .

5
To access the LIS 1002 course modules, click on
Artemis Online Services Student Log On on FCCJs
home page at www.fccj.edu.
6
Then log on to Artemis using your FCCJ User ID
and Password.

• N O T E
• These arethe same User ID and Password you use
  to access your FCCJe-mail account or grades.

7
If you are a registered student but do not
already have an Artemis account,

• establish one using User ID Help and Password
  Help links.

8
Problems with your account?

• If you have trouble establishing an Artemis
  account or accessing the course material after
  using the online help provided at User ID Help
  and Password Help, please contact the
• College Technical Helpdesk at
• 904-632-3151
• (toll free number 1.877.633.5950)
• or helpdesk_at_fccj.edu

9
On the Artemis main menu, under College
Resources, click on Information Literacy
Assessment (ILAS) Preparation.
10
Click on Enter the Information Literacy Site.
11
The introductory screen opens with an explanation
of the Information Literacy requirement.
12
Below the introduction are links providing access
to the courses six modules.
13
Here is a sample screen from the course.
14
Practice Tests

• A practice test is provided for each module.
• NOTE the practice tests are not replicas of the
  actual assessment. They do not cover all material
  in the modules and mastering them is not a
  substitute for reading the modules. The way to
  fully prepare for the assessment is to read the
  six modules!
• To access the practice tests . . .

15
click on the links provided in the course
modules at the end of each section, or ...
16
click on the practice test links on the course
introductory page, or
17
click on the link on the Libraries home page
at www.fccj.edu/library.
18
Here is a sample question from the practice test
for Module 6. If you click on the correct answer,
C . . .
19
positive feedback will be provided (with images
of native wildlife from the Okefenokee Swamp).
20
If you click on an incorrect answer, for example,
A . . .
21
you will be provided with helpful feedback of a
different nature!
22
To repeat the practice test, reset it by pressing
the F5 function key on your keyboard.

23
Master the Practice Tests!

• 80 90 100
• It is suggested that you score at least 80 on
  the practice tests before taking the Information
  Literacy Assessment.
• Remembermastering the practice test is not a
  substitute for studying the modules and is not
  adequate preparation for the assessment!

24

• Learning to Learn,a book by Anne Marlow
  Riedling, is another resource to help you prepare
  for the Information Literacy Assessment.
• Available for purchase from FCCJ bookstores
• Available for checkout from FCCJ libraries
•  

25
Another resource Information Literacy FAQs are
available online.

• When you have questions about where and when you
  can take the Information Literacy Assessment, how
  often you may take it, how long it takes, etc.,
  refer to the Information Literacy Frequently
  Asked Questions.
• Here is how to access the FAQs

26
Click on the link on the Libraries home page at
www.fccj.edu/library or...
27
click on the link on the LIS 1002 introductory
screen to open ...
28
the Information Literacy FAQs.
29
Need more information?

• Contact any FCCJ librarian if you have questions
  about course content or preparation for the
  assessment.
• Deerwood 904.997.2562
• Downtown 904.633.8169
• Kent 904.381.3545
• Nassau 904.548.4467
• North 904.766.6636
• South 904.646.2179
• www.fccj.org/library

30
Need more information?

• Contact a campus Certification and Assessment
  Center if you have questions about where, when,
  and how the assessment can be taken.
• Downtown 904.633.8388
• Kent 904.381.3491
• North 904.766.6708
• Open Campus (remote students) 904.632.5009
• South 904.646.2251
• http//www.fccj.org/campuses/kent/assessment/campu
  sassess.html

31

• Prepared by
• South Campus Librarians
• Dr. Judith Johnson Barbara Markham Barbara Salvage

2005 Revised June 1, 2007