2. Information research models
PLUS MODEL- James Herring
Purpose
Location
Use
Self-evaluation
For more information, check out…
http://farrer.csu.edu.au/PLUS/outline.html
3. Information Process (ISP)
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/scho
ollibraries/teachingideas/info_skills/assets/infoprocesscycle.
pdf
(There is a laminated copy for your use at the counter of the
library)
Defining
Locating
Selecting
Organising
Presenting
Assessing
4. Defining
What is the purpose of this task?
What is the aim of my research?
I need to…
Clarify
Identify
interpret
6. Locating (2)
www.sweetsearch.com
http://boolify.org/
Use search engines that are different from
the rest. Make your responses stand out
from the crowd!
Everyone uses Google and wikipedia…use
something else!
7. Locating (3)
Use the Catalogue Use other libraries
Log onto Oliver via LiverpoolLibrary
the school website http://ebranch.liverpool.
to see what is
available in our nsw.gov.au/search.php
catalogue.
You can access Databases on
several databases Biography, History etc.
from there.
8. Locating (4)
State Library databases National Library
http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/data databases
bases/athome_ebsco.cfm#hista
bs
Explore TROVE
http://trove.nla.gov.au/
Historical abstracts
Biography reference Bank Explore PANDORA
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/
Academic Search premier
Use key words, use + and * Boolean Other resources and databases
searches if possible to help your available
search. ( ASK for help with this)
9. Selecting
How can I use the information that I have found?
What do I leave out? What do I keep in?
How credible is my information?
WEBSITE EVALUATION
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/tbarcalow/4
90NET/Evaluation.htm
(CARS = Credibility, Accuracy,
Reasonableness, Support)
10. Organising (1)
Social bookmarking tools
http://www.diigo.com/
http://delicious.com/
Evernote
These web tools help you to organise your research and file it, bookmark it ,
tag it online. It can help with your bibliography and your management of
resources.
12. Presenting
Identify what you need to do
Identify your audience/ purpose
Select a form of presentation
Prepare and present
Go to this blog for some great ideas for
free images to use
http://heyjude.wordpress.com/find-free-images-online/
13. Assessing
Selfassess in conjunction with teacher
assessment
Did I achieve what I set out to achieve?
How can I improve?
14. Bibliography
Acknowledge all your sources, including
photos.
Image: '...putting things in a row isn't bad+either...'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63103685@N00/3019398315
Herring,J.(2004)Outline of the PLUS model. Retrieved from
http://farrer.csu.edu.au/PLUS/outline.html
NSW Dept of Education and Training.
( 2007)Information skills in the school. Retrieved from
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/schoollibraries/teachingideas/info
_skills/assets/infoprocesscycle.pdf
