The Internet Navigator is a Web delivered information literacy course. It teaches basic research techniques using libraries and the Internet that will help students succeed in college and in their future careers. The course is intended for first year college and university students, high school students making the transition to higher education, or returning students who need to update their research skills. This course may be taken for one credit from a number of colleges and universities or used for independent study. The course content was developed by a team of librarians from academic libraries in Utah based on the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education and other documents.

This course was first taught in Winter 1996. Original development of this course was funded by a Higher Education Technology Initiative Grant with support from the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library.

The content and and web design were developed by the Information for Life Taskforce, which grew out of the UALC Reference/Library Use Instruction and Distance Education Committees, and particularly from the former Task Force for Information Literacy Competencies of the Distance Education Committee.

Course content is updated on a continuous basis by members of the UALC Information for Life Taskforce.

Please contact Nancy Lombardo with comments or questions about the development of the Internet Navigator course.

Nancy Lombardo
Systems Librarian
Eccles Health Sciences Library
Rm 113 University of Utah
(801) 581-5241
nancyl@library.med.utah.edu

Bibliography:

Brunvand, Amy. (2005) Integrating Library Reference Services in an Online Information Literacy Course The Internet Navigator as a Model. Internet Reference Services Quarterly. 9(3/4), 159-177.

Hansen, C (2001) The Internet Navigator: An online course for distance learners, Library Trends, 50(1), 58-73.

UALC Distance Education Committee (2000) Consortium solutions to distance education problems: Utah Academic Libraries Answer the Challenges. In Ninth Off-Campus Library Services Conference Proceedings April 26-28, Portland Oregon.

Hansen, C. & Lombardo, N. (1997) Toward the virtual university: collaborative development of a Web-based course. Research Strategies, 15, 68-79.

Lombardo, N. (1998) The Internet Navigator: Collaborative Development and Delivery of an Electronic College Course. PNLA Quarterly, 63(1), 12-14.

UALC Information for Life Taskforce Members & Institutional Affiliation (Alphabetical order)

Lesli Baker (Utah Valley State College) - Module 1, Module 2
Amy Brunvand (University of Utah, Marriot Library) - Module 4
Art Carpenter (Weber State University) - Meeting minutes
Nancy Lombardo (University of Utah, Eccles Health Sciences Library) - Module 3, Quizzes, forms, instructors
Keith Slade (Salt Lake Community College, Markosian Library) - Virtual Library, glossary, syllabus

Additional Consultants:
Fran Zedney, Weber State University
Carol Hansen, Zayed University
Shaun Jackson, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Additional Contributors: