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NAiLED Process
An overview of the search process using available resources to get the information you need. When the information you have found makes a difference, you have completed a Successful Information Search.
Need
- Every search starts with a need for information.
- The need is usually brought about by a class assignment.
- The need can also occur when you have to make other decisions in your life such as buying a new car, taking a vacation, or finding a support group to help you through a crisis in your life.
Available information
- Identify the resources available that might help you locate the specific information you need. For class work, these are usually books, periodicals, or videos.
- Resources can also be people, agencies, or businesses.
- Or information from the Internet -- e-mail, listservs, newsgroups, personal webpages, organization webpages, and more.
- As you advance in your education, you will gain more knowledge about the information resources in your field of specialty.
Locate
- Every resource usually has an index to help you find specific information.
- Develop general search strategies.
- Use specific indexes for specific resources.
Evaluate
- Once you find your information, you must evaluate it.
- See if it will be helpful to you.
- Learn what is meant by these information literacy terms -- primary sources, scholarly journals, bibliographic citations, and others.
- You will need to use common sense and critical thinking skills when evaluating the information.
Do
- Once you have found useful information, do something with it.
- Write that paper.
- Buy that car.
- Take that vacation.
- Give that presentation.
- Demonstrate that skill.
- Attend that support group meeting.
- Once you have found useful information, do something with it.
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Delta College - Library
1961 Delta Road
University Cener, MI 48710
Phone: 989-686-9016
Fax: 989-686-4131
e-mail: library@delta.edu
Last updated: 5/11/2010
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