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STEPS IN THE INFORMATION PROCESS

Use the following steps to plan and create your research assignment. By checking each step, you should guarantee that you have covered all aspects of your research and considered some of the avenues available to you. Don't be surprised if you need to go back to step 1 and redefine your topic based on what you have discovered in earlier steps...

RECOMMENDED

SEARCH ENGINES

including:

SPGS Choices

http://www.google.com

http://www.teoma.com

http://www.yahoo.com

1. DEFINING:
What do I really want to find out?
What is my purpose?
Why do I need to find this out?
What are the key words and ideas of the task?
What do I need to do?

2. LOCATING:
Where can I find the information I need?
What do I already know?
What do I still need to find out?
What sources and equipment can I use?

3. SELECTING:
What information do I really need to use?
What information can I leave out?
How relevant is the information I have found?
How credible is the information I have found?
How will I record the information I need?

4. ORGANISING:
How can I best use this information?
Have I enough information for my purpose?
Do I need to use all this information?
How can I best combine information from different sources?

5. PRESENTING:
How can I present this information?
What do I do with this information?
With whom will I share this information?

6. EVALUATING:

What did I learn from this?
Did I fulfil my purpose?
How did I go - with each step of the information process?
How did I go - presenting the information?
Where do I go from here?


REFERENCING YOUR WORK

Check this link for details on how to reference your work. Copies also available in the Library.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Updated on: May 15, 2007