Big6

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Big6
Information Literacy Model
(Grafton, 2007)
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Question!?!?!

• Where do you go for your information?

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Why use the Big6 model?

• Information Overload
• Google search for careers
• 279,000,000 Hits
• Ask.com search for careers
• 82,480,00 Hits
• We need a road map!!!

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Big6 Steps

• 1. Task Definition
• 2. Information Seeking Strategies
• 3. Location and Access
• 4. Use of Information
• 5. Synthesis
• 6. Evaluation

(Eisenberg Berkowitz, 2007)
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Scenario

• Yesterday was your birthday.
• Should you spend your birthday money on an Xbox
  360 or a PS3?

(Robischon, 2006)
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1. Task Definition

• Task Definition?
• Define the information problem
• Identify information needed in order to complete
  the task
  
• Information needed for scenario
• Longevity of system? Quality of graphics?
• Availability of games? Speed of processor?
• Online gaming? Cost of games and peripherals?

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2. Information Seeking Strategies

• Determine the range of possible sources
• Evaluate the different possible sources to
  determine priorities
  
• Authority?
• Authors?
• Currency?
• Accuracy?

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Applying ISS to Scenario

• Range of sources?
• Gaming magazines, Consumer Reports, websites,
  blogs, myspace.com, reference books,
  dictionaries, encyclopedias, GameStop or Best Buy
  representatives, online databases
• What are the most viable sources?

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3. Location and Access

• What about location and access?
• Locate sources (virtually and physically)
• Find information within sources
• Apply Location and Access to the scenario
• Internet, Barnes Nobles, libraries, Online Card
  Catalog
  
• Index, table of contents, keyword tool, search
  engine

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4. Use of Information

• How to interact with information?
• Engage, e.g. read, hear, view, the information in
  the source
  
• Extract relevant information from source
• How do we apply use of info. to our scenario?
• Preview, read, skim, look at diagrams/pics
• Highlighting, Cornell notes, note cards, 2/3
  across, post-it notes, write in margins

(Robischon, 2006)
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5. Synthesis

• What does it mean to synthesize?
• Organize information from multiple sources
• Present the information
• How can we synthesize our information on the
  preferred gaming system?
  
• Outline, Inspiration, organize note cards, use
  diagrams, concept mapping
  
• Paper, PowerPoint, webpage, poster

(Robischon, 2006)
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6. Evaluation

• This is the last step
• Judge the product (effectiveness)
• Judge the information problem-solving process
  (efficiency)
  
• Back to Xbox360 versus PS3
• Mechanics, word choice, spelling, grammar,
  persuasiveness, depth of information
  
• What can we do to speed up the process?

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Lets find out who wins!

• And the winner is..

Everyone ran out of the PS3 systems
(Robischon, 2006)
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References

• Eisenberg, M. Berkowitz. (2007, March 16).
  Big6 An information problem-solving process.
  Retrieved March 18, from http//www.big6.com
  
• Robischon, N. (2006, July 5). Gizmodo, the gadget
  blog. Retrieved March 3, 2007, from
  http//cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/09/
  ps3-controller-ss-1.jpg
• Robischon, N. (2006, July 5). Gizmodo, the gadget
  blog. Retrieved March 3, 2007, from
  http//cache.gizmodo.com/images/xbox360.jpg