Successful Research

Define the Task

What is my purpose?
What are the key words and ideas of the task?
What do I need to do?

Locate Resources

Where can I find the Information I need?
What do I already know?
What do I still need to find out?
What sort of information do I need?

Select Information

What information do I need to use?
How credible is the information I have found?
How relevant and up to date is the information I have found?
What information can I leave out?
How will I record the information I need?

Organise Information

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?

Present Information

How can I present this information?
What will I do with this information?
With whom will I share this information?
What is the best way to present what I have done?

Assess New Knowledge

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

Adapted from Information skills in the School, NSW Dept. of Education and Training, 1989

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