INFORMATION LITERACY

An Information literate
person can:
Mike Eisenberg
-an individual whose solution is for schools to help
students become discriminating users of
information.

Bob Berkowitz
-an American journalist, talk show host, and
author.
BIG6 SKILLS (MIKE EISENBERG
AND BOB BERKOWITZ)
 1. The first step in the information literacy strategy is
to clarify and understand the requirements of the
problem. Basic questions asked at this stage:
1. What is known about the topic?
2. What information is needed?
3. Where can the information be found?
2. Locating
3.
BIG6 SKILLS (MIKE EISENBERG Selecting/Analyz
AND BOB BERKOWITZ) ing
 1. Clarify And
Understand

2. Locating: The second step is to identify sources of

information and to find those resources. Depending
upon the task, sources that will be helpful may vary.
Sources may include books, encyclopedias, maps,
almanacs, etc. Sources may be electronic, print, social
bookmarking tools, or other formats.
3. Selecting /
BIG6 SKILLS (MIKE EISENBERG Analyzing
AND BOB BERKOWITZ)
 1. Clarify And
Understand

2. Locating

3. Selecting/analyzing: Step three involves

examining the resources that were found. The
information must be determined to be useful or not
useful in solving the problem. The useful resources
are selected and the inappropriate resources are
rejected.
BIG6 SKILLS (MIKE EISENBERG
AND BOB BERKOWITZ)
 1. Clarify And
Understand 2. Locating 3. Selecting /
analyzing

4. Organizing/synthesizing: It is in the fourth step this information

which has been selected is organized and processed so that knowledge
and solutions are developed. Examples of basic steps in this stage are:
1. Discriminating between fact and opinion
2. Basing comparisons on similar characteristics
3. Noticing various interpretations of data
4. Finding more information if needed
5. Organizing ideas and information logically

BIG6 SKILLS (MIKE EISENBERG AND BOB BERKOWITZ)

 1. Clarify And
Understand

2. Locating

3. Selecting /
analyzing
4. Organizing /
synthesizing

5. Creating/presenting: In step five in information

or solution is presented to the appropriate audience,
in an appropriate format. A paper is written. A
presentation is made. Drawings, illustrations, and
graphs are presented.
BIG6 SKILLS (MIKE EISENBERG AND BOB BERKOWITZ)
 1. Clarify And
Understand
2. Locating
3. Selecting /
analyzing
4. Organizing /
synthesizing
5. Creating /
6. Evaluating: The final step in the information
presenting
literacy strategy involves the critical evaluation
of the completion of the task or the new
understanding of the concept. Was the problem
solved? Was new knowledge found? What could
have been done differently? What was done
well?
BIG6 SKILLS (MIKE EISENBERG AND BOB BERKOWITZ)
 C - larify & Understand
L - ocate

BIG6 SKILLS S - elect and Analyze

(MIKE O - rganize and
Synthesize
EISENBERG AND
BOB C - reate and Present
BERKOWITZ) E - valuate
1. True or False: The first step in the information literacy strategy is to ask basic
questions about the topic, such as what is known and what information is needed.

2. True or False: The second step in the information literacy strategy is to identify
sources of information and find those resources.

3. True or False: In the third step of the information literacy strategy, all resources
found are considered useful and selected for solving the problem.

4. True or False: The fourth step in the information literacy strategy involves organizing
and processing the selected information to develop knowledge and solutions.

5. True or False: Step five in the information literacy strategy involves creating and
presenting the information or solution to the appropriate audience.
6. True or False: The final step in the information literacy strategy is to critically
evaluate the completion of the task or the new understanding.

7. True or False: Discriminating between fact and opinion is a basic step in

organizing/synthesizing information.

8. True or False: Basing comparisons on similar characteristics is a basic step in

locating sources of information.

9. True or False: Creating drawings, illustrations, and graphs is part of the

evaluating step in the information literacy strategy.

10. True or False: The information literacy strategy does not involve finding
more information if needed.
1. True or False: The first step in the information literacy strategy is to ask basic questions about the topic, such as what is
known and what information is needed.
Answer: True

2. True or False: The second step in the information literacy strategy is to identify sources of information and find those
resources.
Answer: True

3. True or False: In the third step of the information literacy strategy, all resources found are considered useful and selected for
solving the problem.
Answer: False

4. True or False: The fourth step in the information literacy strategy involves organizing and processing the selected
information to develop knowledge and solutions.
Answer: True

5. True or False: Step five in the information literacy strategy involves creating and presenting the information or solution to
the appropriate audience.
Answer: True
 6. True or False: The final step in the information literacy strategy is to critically evaluate the completion of the
task or the new understanding.
Answer: True

7. True or False: Discriminating between fact and opinion is a basic step in organizing/synthesizing information.
Answer: True

8. True or False: Basing comparisons on similar characteristics is a basic step in locating sources of information.
Answer: False

9. True or False: Creating drawings, illustrations, and graphs is part of the evaluating step in the information
literacy strategy.
Answer: False

10. True or False: The information literacy strategy does not involve finding more information if needed.
Answer: False