1. Task Definition:
Determine the purpose and need for information Ask and Answer: What do I need to do? What information do I need? 1. Task Definition
2. Information Seeking Strategies:
Decide how to get information to meet the task Ask and answer: What information sources can I use? Which information sources are the best? 2. Information Seeking Strategies
3. Location and Access:
Find the resources and the specific information in each resource Ask and Answer: Where can I find each source? How can I find the information in each source? 3. Location and Access
4. Use of Information:
Read, view or listen and take notes Ask and Answer: What information in each source is useful? How should I record my notes? 4. Use of Information
5. Synthesis:
Organize and present your information Ask and Answer: How should I organize the information? How can I best present the information to meet the requirements of my task? 5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation:
Judge the result Ask and Answer: Is my report or project complete? Did I meet each requirement? Which states of the Big6 were easiest for me? Which stages were hardest? 6. Evaluation
Source: Berkowitz, Robert E., and Adam Berkowitz. The Big6 Research Notebook. Worthington, OH: Linworth Pub., 2006. Print. :
Source: Berkowitz, Robert E., and Adam Berkowitz. The Big6 Research Notebook . Worthington, OH: Linworth Pub., 2006. Print.