3. Information Literacy
“To be information literate, a person
must be able to recognize when
information is needed and have the
ability to locate, evaluate, and use
effectively the needed information.”
American Library Association, 1989
4. ™
Research: The Big6 Skills
1. Task Definition
2. Info Seeking Strategies
3. Location & Access
4. Use of Information
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation
Copyright M. Eisenberg 2010
5. The Big6: Not Linear
Task
Definition
Information
SKILLS,
See king
Strategies
NOT
STEPS
Location
and Access
Information
Use
Synthesis
Evaluation
6. ™
The Big6 Skills
1. Task Definition
2. Info Seeking Strategies
3. Location & Access
4. Use of Information
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation
7. Task Definition
Define the problem:
What is the topic I have chosen? (BE
SPECIFIC)
Write down your topic as a
question that can later be
restated as a thesis.
i.e. How did the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
resist the injustice horrors of the
Holocaust? Did it lead to the end of the
Holocaust?
Howmany/what kind of sources
SOURCEI need according to the
do : http://big6.com/pages/free-stuff.php, Accessed 4/19/2012
rubric?
8. Task Definition
Become a question generator
See an example here.
Identify keywords in your questions.
Generate more keyword options:
Synonym: means the same
Hyponym: same meaning, but more specific (to
narrow search)
Hypernym: same meaning, but more general
(to broaden search)
SOURCE: How To Do Research – World Book Student, Accessed 4/24/2012
9. Task Definition
Construct Web Search
Query
Prioritize keywords
Use “Optimal Query
Checklist”
Combine using Boolean
Terms & Keywords.
SOURCE: How To Do Research – World Book Student, Accessed 4/24/2012
10. Information Seeking Strategies
Determine all possible sources
Types of sources
Primary vs. secondary sources
Popular vs. Scholarly Sources
11. Information Seeking Strategies
Determine all possible sources
Types of sources
Newspapers
Scholarly Journals
Magazines/Periodicals
Books
Reference Books
Websites
People
Primary vs. secondary sources
Popular vs. Scholarly Sources
SOURCE: http://big6.com/pages/free-stuff.php, Accessed 4/19/2012
12. Information Seeking Strategies
Determine all possible sources
Types of sources
Newspapers
Scholarly Journals
Magazines/Periodicals
Books
Reference Books
Websites
People
Primary vs. secondary sources
Popular vs. Scholarly Sources
SOURCE: http://big6.com/pages/free-stuff.php, Accessed 4/19/2012
13. Information Seeking Strategies
Determine all possible sources
Types of sources
Primary
examples: Birth Certificates, Diaries,
Diplomatic Correspondence, Executive
Orders, Legal Records, Letters, News Film
Footage, Government Records,
Literary texts
secondary sources
Examples: Historical accounts,
encyclopedia articles, literary criticism
Popular vs. Scholarly Sources
SOURCE: How to Do Research –World Book Student, accessed 4/27/2012
14. Information Seeking Strategies
Determine all possible sources
Types of sources
Primary vs. secondary sources
Popular vs. Scholary
Sources
Scholarly sources:
• evaluated by experts
/"peer reviewed"
• Based on research
• Written for researchers /
students
• Clearly and accurately
lists/sites references
SOURCE: http://big6.com/pages/free-stuff.php, Accessed 4/19/2012
17. Location & Access
Locate sources
Library
Catalog
LAUSD Digital Library
What is a Database?
How to use a database?
Ms. Cheby’s Resource Blogs
19. Location & Access
Find Information within
sources
SourceCards/Bibliographic
Information
Record information for
bibliography
Use MLA Style Guides
Evidence for assignment
20. Information Seeking Strategies
Choosing the Best Sources
Why not Wikipedia?
CARRDSS
Academic Sources vs. Popular Sources
21. Information Seeking Strategies
Choosing the Best Sources
Why not Wikipedia?
CARRDSS
CREDIBILITY / AUTHORITY
ACCURACY
RELIABILITY
RELEVANCE
DATE
SOURCES BEHIND THE TEXT
SCOPE AND PURPOSE
Academic Sources vs. Popular Sources
Source: Carol H. Rohrbach, language arts coordinator, School District of
Springfield Township, Erdenheim, PA
22. Information Seeking Strategies
Determine all possible sources
Types of sources
Primary vs. secondary sources
Choosing the Best Sources
Why not Wikipedia?
CARRDSS
Academic Sources vs. Popular
Sources
You can determine if a source
is
scholarly or popular by looking
at the author, audience,
language use, organization,
and references cited.
23. The Virtual Library
Resource Blog:
http://chebyteacher937.word
press.com/
Verdugo Hills High School
Library and Media Center
http://twitter.com/LibrarianCh
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