1. Information
Research
Maximising your potential as
a senior student at All Saints
Senior Catholic College.

2. Information research models
PLUS MODEL- James Herring
Purpose
Location
Use
Self-evaluation
For more information, check out…
http://farrer.csu.edu.au/PLUS/outline.html

3. Information Process (ISP)
 http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/scho
ollibraries/teachingideas/info_skills/assets/infoprocesscycle.
pdf
(There is a laminated copy for your use at the counter of the
library)
 Defining
 Locating
 Selecting
 Organising
 Presenting
 Assessing

4. Defining
 What is the purpose of this task?
 What is the aim of my research?
I need to…
 Clarify
 Identify
 interpret

5. Locating
Search Engines:
www.noodletools.com
http://noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/in
formation/5locate/adviceengine.html
This is a fabulous site that helps you choose
a search engine based on your needs.

6. Locating (2)
 www.sweetsearch.com
 http://boolify.org/
Use search engines that are different from
the rest. Make your responses stand out
from the crowd!
Everyone uses Google and wikipedia…use
something else!

7. Locating (3)
Use the Catalogue Use other libraries
 Log onto Oliver via  LiverpoolLibrary
the school website http://ebranch.liverpool.
to see what is
available in our nsw.gov.au/search.php
catalogue.
 You can access Databases on
several databases Biography, History etc.
from there.

8. Locating (4)
 State Library databases  National Library
 http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/data databases
bases/athome_ebsco.cfm#hista
bs
Explore TROVE
 http://trove.nla.gov.au/
 Historical abstracts
 Biography reference Bank Explore PANDORA
 http://pandora.nla.gov.au/
 Academic Search premier
Use key words, use + and * Boolean Other resources and databases
searches if possible to help your available
search. ( ASK for help with this)

9. Selecting
 How can I use the information that I have found?
 What do I leave out? What do I keep in?
 How credible is my information?
 WEBSITE EVALUATION
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/tbarcalow/4
90NET/Evaluation.htm
(CARS = Credibility, Accuracy,
Reasonableness, Support)

10. Organising (1)
 Social bookmarking tools
 http://www.diigo.com/
 http://delicious.com/
 Evernote
These web tools help you to organise your research and file it, bookmark it ,
tag it online. It can help with your bibliography and your management of
resources.

11. Organising (2)
 http://www.symbaloo.com/

12. Presenting
 Identify what you need to do
 Identify your audience/ purpose
 Select a form of presentation
 Prepare and present
 Go to this blog for some great ideas for
free images to use
 http://heyjude.wordpress.com/find-free-images-online/

13. Assessing
 Selfassess in conjunction with teacher
assessment
 Did I achieve what I set out to achieve?
 How can I improve?

14. Bibliography
 Acknowledge all your sources, including
photos.
 Image: '...putting things in a row isn't bad+either...'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63103685@N00/3019398315
 Herring,J.(2004)Outline of the PLUS model. Retrieved from
http://farrer.csu.edu.au/PLUS/outline.html
 NSW Dept of Education and Training.
( 2007)Information skills in the school. Retrieved from
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/schoollibraries/teachingideas/info
_skills/assets/infoprocesscycle.pdf