Summary of the lecture on Information Literacy Models

On 11th December, 2025,the lecture introduced information literacy models. These models are defined as structured guide for developing information literacy skills in individuals and provide frameworks for information literacy curricula. Information literacy models are often referred to problem- solving models because of their structured approach to identifying, addressing, and ultimately resolving an information- based problem.

Then, the lecturer presented the five key models which included the Big6 Information Skills developed by Eisenberg & Berkowitz in 1990, the Seven Pillars of Information Literacy (SCONUL, 1999), Pathways to Knowledge (Pappas & Tepe, 2002), the PKUS model (James Herring, 1996), and the Seven Faces of Information Literacy (Bruce, 1997).

The focus of the lecture was the Big6 Information Skills model, developed by Mike Eisenberg & Bob Berkowitz of the USA in 1990. The Big6 model explains how people of all ages solve information problems. It integrates technology tools in a systematic process to find, use, apply, and evaluate information for specific needs and tasks. It also demonstrates how individuals learn to recognize their information needs and progress through defined stages to solve information problems effectively and efficiently.

The Big6 model is applicable in schools, personal work settings, and across all subject areas across the full range of grade levels. It is one of the most widely known and widely used information literacy model globally.

The Big6 consists of six logical stages, the first is task definition where individuals define the problem and determine the information needed; Information seeking strategies, which involves selecting appropriate information sources; Locate and access, where information is found and accessed from various resources; Use of information, which requires engaging with the information to determine relevance and extract what is needed; Synthesis, where information is restructured and repackaged into a new different form and the last is evaluation, which assesses both the outcome and the information problem-solving process,

The lecture concluded with the presentation of the Big6 framework diagram.