Steps
Questions
Tasks
Resources
Miscellaneous
100
Step 1
What is Task Definition?
100
What information sources can I use? or What information sources are the best?
What is a question for step 2?
100
Fill out an KWL chart.
What is a task in step 1?
100
Can be hard cover or paperback.
What is a book?
100
First place you should look in a book to find out if it has information on your topic.
What is an table of contents?
200
Step 2
What is Information Seeking Strategies?
200
What information in each source is useful? or How should I record my notes?
What is a question for step 4?
200
Write an outline.
What is a task in step 5?
200
Contains many different articles.
What is a magazine?
200
Second place you should look in a book to find out if it has information on your topic.
What is an index?
300
Step 3
What is Location and Access?
300
What do I need to do? or What information do I need?
What is a question for step 1?
300
Fill out a resources chart.
What is a task in step 2?
300
Book set that is in alphabetical order and contains information about many different topics.
What is an encyclopedia?
300
An information problem-solving process.
What is the Big 6?
400
Step 4
What is Use of Information?
400
Is my report or project complete? or Did I meet each requirement?
What is a question for step 6?
400
Use the library catalog.
What is a task in step 3?
400
These are found on the internet and are usually free to use by everyone.
What is a website?
400
Do a research project, write a paper, solve a personal problem, solve a work problem...
What are examples of what the Big 6 can be used for?
500
Steps 5 and 6
What are Synthesis and Evaluation?
500
How should I organize the information? How can I best present the information to meet the requirements of my task?
What is a question for step 5?
500
Use a rubric.
What is a task in step 6?
500
These are accessed through the internet but require a password and a paid subscription.
What is a database?
500
How you tell people where you found the information for your project.
What is citing your sources?