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Evaluating Whether the Information Gathered is Sufficient
Information Gathering: Have
I found
too much _______
too little _______
information for my topic or
to answer my question?
______ Re-scan the information gathered
again to weed out less useful sources
______ Narrow my topic or question
______ Review my keywords and synonyms to see if
I have chosen the most important words for my topic or to answer my question
______ Review my search strategy in terms of
sources (for example library catalogs, article databases, web search engines,
etc.) to see if I have chosen the most appropriate ones for my topic
______ Broaden my topic or question
______ Review my keywords and synonyms to see if I have missed important ways to describe my topic
______ Look in more sources for information on my topic or to answer my question
Checklist adapted from "Reflecting and Refining Template" in Managing Information in a Digital Age: The Process and Initial Skills.
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This page was last
updated March 21, 2002 This worksheet was created to support the AT&T/UCLA Initiatives for 21st Century Literacies. Reflecting on & Refining Information Gathered was created by Stephanie Brasley |