<div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The <b>Information Literacy Competency Exam</b> is an alternative way for you to meet your LIB190 course requirement. </span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> <br><b>About the Exam</b><br>If you already have a passing grade for the LIB course, you do not need to take this exam.<br></span></font><ul><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">By passing the exam, you meet the Information Literacy General Education/Cardinal Core requirement, but do not receive the credit hour. </span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Students who have a grade of E or W for the LIB course can meet the requirement by passing the exam. Note that the exam does not remove or replace a letter grade.</span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Students can take the exam more than once, but only once in any academic year (Aug. – May).</span></font></li></ul><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b>How to take the Exam</b><br>The 2022 exam will be available online in Moodle from <b>Monday, Aug. 22 through Wednesday, Aug. 31</b>. It will also be offered during advising from <b>Monday, Oct. 31 to Friday, Nov. 18</b>.<br></span></font><ul><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Self-enroll for the exam by visiting the <span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span><a href="https://moodle.plattsburgh.edu/course/view.php?id=29281" target="_blank">Information Literacy Exam Moodle site</a> during the listed exam-availability dates.</span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The exam has 47 questions. You have one hour to complete it (unless you are eligible for extended time. (See below).</span></font></li></ul><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b>Steps to be considered for Extended-Time Testing</b></span></font></div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">This option is available only for students who </span>are qualified and registered with the campus <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/plattslife/student-support/accessibility-services.html" target="_blank">Student Accessibility Services</a> (SAS) office for extended<span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">-</span>time examinations<span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">. Follow these steps:</span></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><ol><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">After you self-enroll </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">on the </span><a href="https://moodle.plattsburgh.edu/course/view.php?id=29281" target="_blank">Exam Moodle site</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">.<span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Next, <a href="https://forms.gle/G3haLo9ykREuNMPaA" target="_blank">complete our Verification Form</a>. </span></span><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Once we verify </span>your eligibility <span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">with the SAS Office, we will </span>send <span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">you </span>an email confirmation<span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> (usually within 24 hours)</span>.<span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span>You can then take the exam <span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">with </span>your designated extended time to complete it. </span></font></li></ol></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b>Review Information Literacy Basics</b><br>We encourage you to review <i><a href="https://milneopentextbooks.org/the-information-literacy-users-guide-an-open-online-textbook/" target="_blank">The Information Literacy User’s Guide: An Open Online Textbook</a></i>. This Guide will acquaint you with basic information literacy concepts.<br><br></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b>If you have questions</b> about the exam, please contact Michelle Toth, associate librarian, at <a href="mailto:tothmm@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">tothmm@plattsburgh.edu</a><br></span></font><br></div></div>
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