The Information Literacy Process
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Defining What is the problem I have to solve? What are the main ideas? What information do I need? What do I already know? What more do I need to find out? How can I use focus questions to help me organise the task? What are the keywords that will help me? |
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Locating Where can I find the information I need? Which sources best meet my needs? Which sources do I already have? Where can I find those resources I don't have? Do I need help to find the resources? Do I need help to access or use these resources? |
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Selecting How can I search these sources effectively? Are there any clues and cues to help me? Which main ideas am I looking for? Which search terms will help me find these? How will I know that the information is recent, relevant, accurate and unbiased? How will I record the information I find? How will I credit my sources? |
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Organising How can I organise this information so that I can understand it better? Does it need to be in a special order? How can I arrange it so that it is easily understood by others? Have I solved the problem? Have I answered my focus questions? Do I need more information? |
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Assessing |
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Reflecting |
Created
by Barbara Braxton
May 2000
Updated May 2004