The Big 6 - An Information Literacy Process
The Big 6 is a 6-step model to help you successfully solve problems or make decisions by using information.
Step 1: Task Definition - What
What's the task?
What types of information do I need?
Step 2: Information Seeking Strategies - Think & Plan
What are the possible sources?
Which are the best?
Step 3: Location and Access - Where
Where is each source?
Where is the information in each source?
Step 4: Use of Information - Use
How can I best use each source?
What information in each source is useful?
Step 5: Synthesis - Show
How can I organize all the information?
How can I present the result?
Step 6: Evaluation - Evaluate
Is the task completed?
How can I do things better?
Step 1: Task Definition - What
What's the task?
What types of information do I need?
Step 2: Information Seeking Strategies - Think & Plan
What are the possible sources?
Which are the best?
Step 3: Location and Access - Where
Where is each source?
Where is the information in each source?
Step 4: Use of Information - Use
How can I best use each source?
What information in each source is useful?
Step 5: Synthesis - Show
How can I organize all the information?
How can I present the result?
Step 6: Evaluation - Evaluate
Is the task completed?
How can I do things better?