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The
Information Problem-Solving Process |
The steps in this process
do not necessarily go in order. You may get further into the process
and decide you need to go back and ask more questions or find
other resources. Depending on the task, you may not need to go
through all the steps.
Follow these steps to solve all your information problems:
What needs to be done so I can solve the problem?
- Restate the task in my own word
- Pick out keywords I should know and
define them
- Ask good questions.
What resources can I use to solve
this problem?
- Decide which resources will be most
useful to solve this problem (books, Internet, magazines, interviews,
etc)
Where can I find these resources?
- Decide which resources are available
to me and determine where they are located.
- Gather the resources and determine
whether or not they are useful for my needs.
What information can I use from
these resources?
- Read, listen and view carefully to
acquire information.
- Decide which information is fact and
which is opinion.
- Take complete and accurate notes.
- Write down the resources I used to find
the information (I’ll need it later for my bibliography)!!!
What can I make to show what I’ve
learned?
- Organize the information I have found
in a clear way.
- Create a product that shows what I have
learned.
How well does my product show what
I’ve learned?
- Decide whether or not my product completely
shows what I’ve learned.
- Decide whether or not I need more information.
- Determine the strengths and weakness
of the product.
- Determine the effectiveness of the process
we used.
- Provide recommendations to improve the
product and the process.
The process above is based on the Big
6 Information Literacy process by Michael
Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz. |
