RESEARCH INTRODUCTION
Agenda
- Research Process: The Big6
- Citing Sources-MLA
- SOAR
- Chicago Public Library Resources
- Databases
The Big6 Research Model
Listed below are the six basic steps of the Big6 model and components of each step commonly referred to as "the little twelve." Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Using the Big6 information literacy process, you will identify information research goals, seek, use, and assemble relevant, credible information, then to reflect— is the final product effective and was my process efficient.
1. Task Definition
1.1 Define the information problem
1.2 Identify information needed in order to complete the task
2. Information Seeking Strategies
2.1 Determine the range of possible sources (brainstorm)
2.2 Evaluate the different possible sources to determine priorities (select the best sources)
3. Location and Access
3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically)
3.2 Find information within sources
4. Use of Information
4.1 Engage (read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source
4.2 Extract relevant information from a source
5. Synthesis
5.1 Organize information from multiple sources
5.2 Present the information
6. Evaluation
6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness)
6.2 Judge the information problem-solving process (efficiency)
1. Task Definition
1.1 Define the information problem
1.2 Identify information needed in order to complete the task
2. Information Seeking Strategies
2.1 Determine the range of possible sources (brainstorm)
2.2 Evaluate the different possible sources to determine priorities (select the best sources)
3. Location and Access
3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically)
3.2 Find information within sources
4. Use of Information
4.1 Engage (read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source
4.2 Extract relevant information from a source
5. Synthesis
5.1 Organize information from multiple sources
5.2 Present the information
6. Evaluation
6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness)
6.2 Judge the information problem-solving process (efficiency)
Citing Sources-MLA
Print Books and Online Books
Author(s). Book Title. Edition if given. Where published: Who published, year.
Paper Articles
Author(s). “Article Title.” Name of Journal volume.issue number (year): pages. Medium.
Electronic Articles
Author(s). “Article Title.” Source. Publisher/Sponsor of site if given, Date of item or last update of site. Database. Medium. Date of access. URL for non-database Web site.
Parenthetical References (MLA Handbook, section 6)
Medieval Europe was a place both of “raids, pillages, slavery, and extortion” and of “traveling merchants, monetary exchange” (Townsend 10).
Townsend believes that Medieval Europe was a place both of “raids, pillages, slavery, and extortion” and of “traveling merchants, monetary exchange” (10).
Author(s). Book Title. Edition if given. Where published: Who published, year.
Paper Articles
Author(s). “Article Title.” Name of Journal volume.issue number (year): pages. Medium.
Electronic Articles
Author(s). “Article Title.” Source. Publisher/Sponsor of site if given, Date of item or last update of site. Database. Medium. Date of access. URL for non-database Web site.
Parenthetical References (MLA Handbook, section 6)
- A parenthetical reference follows a quotation or paraphrase you are using in the text of your writing. The information in parenthetical references leads readers to the complete citation found in the works cited page. Usually the author and page are enough for a parenthetical reference:
Medieval Europe was a place both of “raids, pillages, slavery, and extortion” and of “traveling merchants, monetary exchange” (Townsend 10).
- If you include the name of the author in your text, page number is enough:
Townsend believes that Medieval Europe was a place both of “raids, pillages, slavery, and extortion” and of “traveling merchants, monetary exchange” (10).
SOAR
SOAR (GW online library catalog)
- Link always located on the "library links" page from the GW school website
- Find books available in the GW library
- Locate book summary, call number, and availability
Chicago Public Library
Chicago Public Library
- Link always located on the "library links" page from the GW school website
- Use one or two keywords to find library books
- Use the location filter to find only the books available at Vodak and/or Hegewisch locations
Databases
CPS Databases (research resources)
- Link always located on the "library links" page from the GW school website
- Accessible at school and off campus
- Four digit school code is always needed
- Email yourself articles
- Source citations always at the bottom of the articles