About CORE
In 1998, CORE was developed by a team of Purdue University Undergraduate Librarians to support the information literacy goals of the Purdue University Libraries and the Association of College and Research Libraries' Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. While CORE does provide locally-specific information, its primary purpose is to provide a conceptual understanding of the research process and facilitate the transition to global information access in support of lifelong learning.
In 2005, the tutorial was reevaluated and a redesign process began to better meet the current research needs of students and to better reflect the electronic information environment. While the reconceptualization was in process, the tutorial underwent some cosmetic changes and general updating.
The initial conceptualization and development of CORE was accomplished with valuable support from many individuals within the Libraries and other units on the Purdue University campus. Scott Mandernack, Associate Professor of Library Science and Undergraduate Librarian, served as principal developer and team leader, and John Fritch, Associate Professor of Library Science and Reference and Instruction Librarian, served as developer and co-leader.
Over the years, other contributors have included Alexius Smith Macklin, User Instruction Librarian; Judith Pask, former Undergraduate Librarian; and Roberta Kramer Baker, former Instructional Design Librarian. Thanks also to Steven R. Dunlop and the Bioscope Initiative team, who developed a new design for CORE in the summer of 2001; Rebekka Aaron, educational technology graduate assistant (1999-2001); John Lutz, computer graphics student, (2000); Kimber Schulze Brown, visual communications design student (1998-99); and Samuel Blinn, programming lead, (1998-2000). In addition, the advice and technical assistance of Carl Snow, Network Access Librarian, and Cary Kerr, former Technical Systems Administrator in the Purdue Libraries, also were critical to the success of this venture.
The CORE Team wishes to gratefully acknowledge Emily Mobley, former Dean of Libraries, for her vision and support of CORE. Upon her appointment in 1997 as Esther Ellis Norton Distinguished Professor, Dean Mobley allocated funds in support of information literacy programs for undergraduates. CORE is one initiative designed to support that programming.