As society moves further into the information age, students are increasingly challenged by the explosion of digital information, and are particularly overwhelmed by the wealth and diversity of resources on the Internet.

In this environment it is critical that students acquire search skills to locate relevant information on the Internet, and develop the ability to evaluate the credibility of these resources.

These skills will be a crucial factor in students' achievement of academic, professional, or lifelong learning goals.

• Devise effective search strategies to effectively utilize Internet resources in the research process
• Use the Internet to locate relevant research materials
• Demonstrate competence in using keyword and Boolean search techniques as appropriate for Internet search tools
• Use Internet utilities including Internet communication tools, web search engines, meta-search engines, subject trees, and distributed subject trees
• Demonstrate an understanding of Internet terminology
• Judge the relevancy and authority of Internet materials
• Document Internet resources