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Nigel Granger

CULLB203C Develop and use information literacy skills

What is the big 6 ?


Its For Older Students

These are the six steps of the BIG 6 1 Task Definition 2 Information seeking strategies 3 Location And Access 4 Use of information 5 Synthesis 6 Evaluation

Help define subject by listening and suggesting to client

Planning the searches Look at method of searching Determine where you should look What to look for

How to locate and retrieve resources by searching all media. Determine best access to information ( Web, Books, News papers and Journals. Physically searching

Use of the Information Filter Information Discard non relevant Information

Is this how the client wants to receive the Information

Am I sure that this exactly what the Client wants

Did I do a thorough and competent Search

Is this how I want to send the information

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