There are three types of information sources: primary,
secondary and tertiary. Primary sources are a first-hand information. Where the
teller or the writer has witnessed the event or story by himself. Primary
sources usually enable the researcher to get as close as possible to what
actually happened during an historical event or time period. Secondary source
is information derived from primary sources. Second Hand conveys the experiences
and opinions of others. The teller or the writer did not witness the actual
event. For example news television program.
The journalist who broadcasts news reported by his colleague journalist.
Lastly, tertiary source is a combination of primary and secondary sources. The
writer includes both primary and tertiary sources in his work. Most of the
researchers and students come in this category.
Thursday 11 July 2013
Information literacy FCC133
Information literacy process model Big 6
This trimester we started a bit late, due the replacement
for IL lecturer. The first lecture was mainly about BIG 6. Basically Big 6 is a
six stage process to help students to solve problem and make decisions by using
information. The six stage are
Task definition
Information seeking strategies
Location and access
Use of information
Synthesis
Evaluation
Narrowing a
topic down
When doing a research one must choose a topic and narrow it
down. To narrow the topic down you have to develop your thesis statement and
formulate questions like what? Who? Where? When? And why? This help you to be
more specific and to address the real issue in your research.
Example of a topic which narrowed down: the Wi-Fi usage
amount amongst AIU students.
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