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Welcome to Research Readiness Self-Assessment, CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Health Information Competencies (Version RRSA-Health-IV) Dr. Lana Ivanitskaya, Anne Marie Casey, Deborah Clark, Dr. Nathan Bowling, Dr. Laura Ann Preston, Dr. Shaina Wolcott-Burnam, Dr. Irene O'Boyle and Dr. Roschelle Heuberger Date: January 10, 2008 This interactive tool will help you to gain an insight into how well you can identify, locate, evaluate and use health information resources. Research Readiness We now live in the Information Age. It is increasingly easy to access a variety of health documents, many of which have been digitized and made available online through the libraries and the WWW. The assessment you are about to complete measures competencies that are important in the new knowledge economy. As a health information consumer, how good are you at searching a variety of sources? Can you find information on a specific health topic? Can you evaluate its quality? This self-knowledge may enhance your independent thinking, critical analysis, informed decision making, and lifelong learning. A Google cofounder Sergey Brin noted, "if someone has broadband, dial-up, or access to an Internet cafe, whether a kid in Cambodia, the university professor, or me who runs [Google] search engine, all have the same basic access to overall research information" (Friedman, 2005, p. 152). How fit are you to take advantage of the new opportunities? See for yourself and get immediate personalized feedback! Linking to Research Readiness Self-Assessment Presently, Research Readiness Self-Assessment is available by invitation only. Should any of your peers want to take this assessment, they need to send an e-mail to ivani1sv@cmich.edu, requesting a Personal Identification Number (PIN).