Big6™ Skills
and 
TRAILS  
(Kent State University Libraries)

from TRAIL: Tool for Real-Time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills

Big6™ Skill	TRAIL
1. Task Definition	1. Develop topic.
2. Information Seeking Strategies	2. Identify potential sources 4. Evaluate sources and information
3. Location and Access	3. Develop, use and revise search strategies.
4. Use of Information	4. Evaluate sources and information. 5. Recognize how to use information responsibly, ethically, and legally.
5. Synthesis	Value
6. Evaluation	Value

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