INFORMATION SEEKING STRATEGIES

TEAM ONE – “AVENGERS”

Information Seeking
Strategies (ISS, as we call it)
is the second step in the
Information Literacy Cycle.
Information Seeking
Strategies does not mean how
you seek out your information.
Rather, it means that you
begin to think about and
identify all of the possible
sources where you can find
your information.
It includes sources that are specific to the types of
information you will need, which you identified in
the first step—task definition.
 Information Seeking
Strategies addresses TWO
tasks:

1) First, identify ALL the

possible sources for your
information; then
2) Determine and select the
BEST sources from that list to help you address
your information problem (answer your research
question; support your research thesis, etc.).
If you do need:

o General information: use books, references,

encyclopedias, web pages, and databases
o Current facts and statistics: use magazine
and news articles, almanacs, Web pages,
current pamphlets, and databases
o Historical information: use books, references,
encyclopedias, and web pages
o Opinions: use magazines and news articles,
Web pages, and databases
o Maps, images, charts: use Web
pages, almanacs, and references
o Breaking news: use online
magazines and news indexes or
databases, and news web sites
o Broadcast information: use
television and radio programs
The purpose of your thesis (or research) shall
also be considered whilst seeking for
information.

Do you want to:

o Inform…?
o Persuade…?
o Entertain…?
o Or describe the flow of a process/procedure?
The information sources you choose will
depend upon your thesis statement or
topic focus, the questions you want to
answer, and the requirements of the
assignment. Those requirements should
be clear to you since that is part of the first
Big6 step—task definition.
 TYPES OF INFORMATION SOURCES

Primary sources. These are original

documents created or experienced
contemporaneously (the same time)
with the event being researched.
Some examples of
primary sources:

 Government  Manuscript
documents  Dissertation
 Journals  Audio recordings
 Letters  Films
 Diaries  Interviews
 Archives
 Thesis
Secondary sources. These are works
that analyze, assess or interpret a
historical event, era, or phenomenon,
generally utilizing primary sources to
do so.
A few examples include books,
speeches, reviews, and research
reports.
Tertiary sources. These are indexes or
textual consolidations of primary and
secondary sources.
A few examples include bibliographies,
indexes, abstracts, and encyclopedia.
 APPLICATION
Research Title:

CHALLENGING FILIPINO COLONIAL MENTALITY

WITH PHILIPPINE ART
ABSTRACT:
350 years, the Philippines was colonized by Spain and the United
States. The Philippines became a sovereign nation in 1946 yet, fifty
years later, colonial teachings continue to oppress Filipinos due to their
colonial mentality (CM.) CM is an internalized oppression among
Filipinos in which they experience an automatic preference for anything
Western—European or U.S. American—and rejection of anything
Filipino. Although Filipinos show signs of a CM, there are Filipinos who
are challenging CM by engaging in Philippine art. Philippine art is defined
as Filipino—made visual art, literature, music, and dance intended to
promote Philippine culture. This research project analyzes the Philippine
art community and discovers that those involved in the Philippine art
community are conscious of how colonialism dictates standards today.
They also actively challenge colonial affects by creating and/or
supporting artists whom promote Filipino cultures. However, Philippine
art’s ability to decrease CM among Filipinos is not evenly accessible
among classes.
ABSTRACT:
350 years, the Philippines was colonized by Spain and the United
States. The Philippines became a sovereign nation in 1946 yet, fifty
years later, colonial teachings continue to oppress Filipinos due to their
colonial mentality (CM.) CM is an internalized oppression among
Filipinos in which they experience an automatic preference for anything
Western—European or U.S. American—and rejection of anything
Filipino. Although Filipinos show signs of a CM, there are Filipinos who
are challenging CM by engaging in Philippine art. Philippine art is defined
as Filipino—made visual art, literature, music, and dance intended to
promote Philippine culture. This research project analyzes the Philippine
art community and discovers that those involved in the Philippine art
community are conscious of how colonialism dictates standards today.
They also actively challenge colonial affects by creating and/or
supporting artists whom promote Filipino cultures. However, Philippine
art’s ability to decrease CM among Filipinos is not evenly accessible
among classes.
QUESTIONS:
1) Which sources will provide reliable
information?
2) Which sources can provide information
that are specific to my topic?
3) Which sources can provide
comprehensive or in depth information
about my topic?