Know
- decide what is required to answer this question / what is required to do the assignment / what the question, assignment, etc. means to you
Access
- select appropriate search tool(s) and information source(s)
- design search strategy(-ies)
- implement search strategy(-ies) to find information
- assess and select search results/found information
- manage and record relevant search results/found information
- refine search strategy(-ies), if necessary, by repeating "know" and/or "access" process(es)
Evaluate
- recognize and summarize main ideas from search results/found information
- identify/create evaluation criteria
- assess search results/found information with evaluation criteria
- judge in comparison to existing knowledge
- refine search strategy(-ies) and/or evaluation criteria, if necessary, by repeating "know", "access" and "evaluate / incorporate" process(es)
Use / Incorporate Ethically / Legally
- apply new information ethically and legally
- integrate and synthesize new and existing information ethically and legally into paper, project, performance, etc.
- acknowledge new information used in paper, project, performance, etc. without plagiarizing and by appropriately attributing and citing sources
- share paper, project, performance, etc. with others using appropriate communication medium, format, technology, etc.
Remember
- transfer knowledge gained from this process to future questions, assignments, etc.
Adopted at Milner Library faculty meeting, May 13, 2004
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