LIBR 105 Resources for Research
An annotated bibliography is the signature assignment for LIBR 105. Random samples of signature assignments from course offerings during the 2013 - 2014 and the 2014 - 2015 academic year (including summers) were read and scored by librarians who had not taught the course using the learning outcomes and rubric below:
SLO 1 Students identify and locate a variety of relevant sources to support their chosen topic.
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Topical Relationship of Sources to Paper |
Most sources are not adequately related to topic.
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Many sources are only marginally related to topic.
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Most sources are clearly related to topic.
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All sources are clearly related to topic.
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Quantity and Variety of Sources Cited (books, periodical articles, web sites, multimedia, etc.) |
Fails to include the required number and variety of sources.
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Includes the required number, but no variety of sources.
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Includes the required number and some variety of sources.
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Includes the required number and appropriate variety of sources.
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SLO 2 Students differentiate scholarly, authoritative sources appropriate to the chosen topic.
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Quality and Authority of Sources Selected |
Most sources are of poor, unreliable, or indeterminate quality and authority.
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Many sources are of marginal quality and authority.
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Most sources are reliable and of good quality and authority.
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All sources are reliable, of high quality and authority.
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SLO 3 Using an established standard citation style appropriate to the topic, students correctly construct, format, and produce an annotated bibliography.
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Accuracy of the Citations |
Citations incomplete, errors are major and numerous.
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Citations are incomplete, errors are minor and numerous.
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Citations are mostly complete and errors minor.
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Citations are complete and errors minor.
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