Recognizes the need for information
Conceptualizes questions
Extends questions into language
Individualizes an inquiry and directs it appropriately
Re-articulates inquiry in the light of information
LIBRARY LAYER:
Describes own information need
Recognizes and applies the classification of information used in the
information environment, whether it be a physical setting or a database
Recognizes format distinctions
Knows and can apply location descriptions
Navigates the environment from citation to access
TECHNOLOGY LAYER:
Translates own question into search structure
Applies accurately search protocol for particular database
Uses multiple computer literacies
Decodes electronic text
Operates computer and peripherals
SCHOLARLY LAYER:
Recognizes data as data and transforms it into information through
connections
Can "have a dialogue"with a represented point of view (whether in print or
in person)
Demonstrates skill in communicating discoveries, findings, to identified
audience
Reflects on diverse points of view, holding onto ambiguity and tension
while examining evidence
Develops an individual viewpoint in relationship to the literature.
Examines individual pieces of literature and develops a pattern of inquiry
across all literature examined on a topic
Employs metacognitive strategies to regulate learning, searching and
production of information