Enter your full name.

Fill in your email address here. Please be accurate. Your email address must be correct for you to receive a copy of this assignment for your records.

Fill in your phone number here.

Choose your institution (school) and instructor from this list.
(Identify your assigned instructor if your institution has more than one. Contact the course administrator at your site if you have not yet been assigned an instructor.)

You MUST click to select your instructor: Brigham Young University, William Baer Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA, Christine Spindler College of Eastern Utah, Lori Jensen Brassaw Dixie College, Martha Talman Eastern Michigan University, Randal Baier French International School, Ricky Peacock Griffith University, Queensland Australia, Steve Drew Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY - Allan Mirwis Montezuma-Cortez Schools - Carol Bylsma NHTV Breda, Mariet Herle NBTS, Marsha Blake Salt Lake Community College, Keith Slade Spanish Fork HS, Kelly Seale Stevens-Henager College Ogden, Will Jones University of Michigan - Flint, Laura Friesen-Lynn University of Tasmania, Australia, Jennifer Oakley University of Utah, Amy Brunvand University of Utah, Linda Keiter University of Utah, Nancy Lombardo University of Utah, Zhou Yu Utah Department of Health, Paul Wightman Utah State University, John Ellsworth Utah Valley State College, Lesli Baker

What is your major? (Business, Psychology, Undecided, etc.)

What is your academic status? (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Other please describe)

Have you ever used an article database? If yes, which ones?

Have you ever used an online library catalog? If yes, which ones?

We all need to use information for all aspects of our life, everyday, now and in the future. Learning to identify, find, access and use information effectively for lifelong learning is one of the most important things you will learn in college. The great thing about information skills, is the more you learn, the more you can continue to learn, and the easier it gets. The Internet and information technology have added a whole new dimension to information use.

For each of the following questions:

• Demonstrate critical thinking and provide detailed answers
• Write 4 - 8 sentences in each box

1) We live in the "information age." We all hear, read, and get all types of information everyday, for work, for home life, for school, for fun. How do you find and use information in everyday life? Provide specific examples.

2) How do you evaluate the information you use in everyday life?

3) Describe a situation where you felt you had difficulty in finding the information you needed. What was the situation? Why were you frustrated? What were the barriers? What could have helped?

4) Describe a situation in which you felt you were very successful in finding information you needed. What was the situation? Why were you successful? What made it easy?

5) What are you most interested in learning about in this class, or what are your expectations?

Please when done, or, if you want to start over.