TOPIC 1

Introduction

The course that I am under-taking for this trimester is Information Literacy. We start our first lesson with some introduction regarding this topic. Information Literacy is basically a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information.

In order to solve the problems or make decisions by using information, BIG 6 is used

The first step in Big 6 is TASK DEFINITION, which is the step that we have to define the information problem and identify the information needed. The second step is INFORMATION SEEKING STRATEGIES where we have to determine all possible source and we have to choose the best source. The next step is LOCATION AND ACCESS which mean we have to locate the source and find the information within the sources. The fourth step is USES OF INFORMATION. For this step we have to engage and extract the relevant information. Last but not least, the fifth step is SYNTHESIS where we have to organize the multiple sources and present the information. The final step is EVALUATION where we need to judge the effectiveness of the product and the process efficiency during this step.