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Dear Library Lady,

What is the difference between information literacy and a research model?

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Information literacy has as its learning core a research model, however all the pieces that fit into information literacy are bigger than just one model. A basic research model, at its core, has 5 steps: "defining the problem, finding information, extracting information, developing a product or project and evaluation" (Taylor 2006, 83) Remember it is important that we model each step of the research process and that we give teachers this valuable tool so that learning is consistent in the whole school environment.

Taylor, J. 2006. //Information Literacy and the School Library Media Center.// Westport, CN: Libraries Unlimited.

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