The+Big+6

The Big 6 is a process model of how people of all ages solve an information problem.

> 1.1 Define the problem > 1.2 Identify the information needed
 * 1) **Task Definition**

> 2.1 Determine all possible sources > 2.2 Select the best source
 * 1) **Information Seeking Strategies**

> 3.1 Locate sources > 3.2 Find information within sources
 * 1) **Location & Access**

> 4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view) > 4.2 Extract relevant information
 * 1) **Use of Information**

> 5.1 Organize information from multiple sources > 5.2 Present the result
 * 1) **Synthesis**

> 6.1 Judge the result (effectiveness) > 6.2 Judge the process (efficiency)
 * 1) **Evaluation**

//from// Eisenberg, Michael, and Robert E. Berkowitz. //The Definitive Big6 Workshop Handbook//. Worthington, OH: Linworth Pub., 2003. Print.