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About Information Literacy

STEP 1: STARTING out

- Your information need

- Think about your need

- Read about your topic

- Defining keywords

Draw mind map

Broader & narrower terms

Other spellings

Examples per faculty:

Business

Mind map

Engineering

Mind map

Health & Wellness

Mind map

Applied Sciences

Mind map

Education & Social

Mind map

Informatics & Design

Mind map

- Cost of information

- Summary

- Quiz

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal & ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE


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Look for other spellings of words during your reading on the topic. Certain words are spelled differently in British English vs. American English, for example:

t t t t t
  British English   American English  
t t t t t
  "s" in specialisation   "z" in specialization  
t t t t t
  "ou" in colour   "o" in color t
t t t t t
  "s" in organisation   "z" in organization t
t t t t t

There are many more of these. If your search terms include any such words, you will need to search on all the different variables to make sure you don't miss any important and relevant information.