Take the Information Literacy Competency Exam

[Mark Mastrean]

The *Information Literacy Competency Exam* is an alternative way for you to
meet your LIB190 course requirement. It's available for you to take online
this fall from *Monday, Oct. 31st to Friday, Nov. 18th.*

*About the Exam*
If you already have a passing grade for the LIB course, you do not need to
take this exam.

   - By passing the exam, you meet the Information Literacy General
   Education/Cardinal Core requirement, but do not receive the credit hour.
   - 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.
   - Students can take the exam more than once, but only once in any
   academic year (August–May).

*How to take the Exam*
The exam will be *available online in Moodle *from *Monday, October 31st to
Friday, November 18th*.

   - Self-enroll for the exam by visiting the Information Literacy Exam
   Moodle site <https://moodle.plattsburgh.edu/course/view.php?id=29281> during
   the listed exam-availability dates.
   - The exam has 47 questions. You have one hour to complete it (unless
   you are eligible for extended time. (See below).

*Option for Extended-Time Testing*
This option is available only for students who are qualified and registered
with the campus Student Accessibility Services
<https://www.plattsburgh.edu/plattslife/student-support/accessibility-services.html>
(SAS)
office for extended-time examinations

   - *Follow these steps to be considered for extended-time testing:*


   1. Begin by self-enrolling on the Exam Moodle site
   <https://moodle.plattsburgh.edu/course/view.php?id=29281>.
   2. Next, complete our Verification Form
   <https://forms.gle/G3haLo9ykREuNMPaA>. Once we verify your eligibility with
   the SAS Office, we will send you an email confirmation (usually within
   24 hours). You can then take the exam with your designated extended time
   to complete it.

*Review Information Literacy Basics*
We encourage you to review *The Information Literacy User’s Guide: An Open
Online Textbook
<https://milneopentextbooks.org/the-information-literacy-users-guide-an-open-online-textbook/>*.
This Guide will acquaint you with basic information literacy concepts.

*If you have questions* about the exam, please contact Michelle Toth,
associate librarian, at tothmm at plattsburgh.edu
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