THE
BIG
6
Task Definition
• Discover the problem
• Know your question
• Recognise nature and
information needed
Information Seeking
Strategies
• How to answer the question
• Critically evaluate sources
• Choose information from
reliable sources
Location and Access
• The cost, The how, The where
• Source location
• Access managed efficiently
and effectively
Use of Information
• Interact (read, hear, view)
• Decipher and extract relevant
Information
• Use information ethically and
legally
Synthesis
• Structure and summarise
• Arrange information from
various sources
• Integrate information,
knowledge and value systems
• Present Information
Evaluation
• Use information efficiently
• Reference accordingly
• Evaluate the result
• Evaluate the process

Big 6