1. Information skills for dissertation research M.A. Urban design and M.A. International Planning and Sustainable Development Jax Thomas (Tony Lloyd-Jones) Wed 3 rd December 2008
2. Big Six Skills Task definition Eisenberg, M.B. and Berkowitz, R.E. (1990) Information Problem Solving: The Big Skills Approach to Library and Information Skills Instruction , Norwood, New Jersey, Ablex Publishing Location and access Synthesis Evaluation Task definition Synthesis Task definition Synthesis Location and access Evaluation Task definition Synthesis Location and access Evaluation Information seeking strategies Task definition Use of information Synthesis
18. Searching effectively 1: Broad search terms – very general - will retrieve a large number of ‘hits ’ Language Linguistics Sociolinguistics Narrower search terms – very focused search - will retrieve even fewer, but more relevant ‘hits ’ Narrow search terms – more focused search - will retrieve fewer ‘hits’