5As

I.             Developer

Ian Jukes has been a teacher, an administrator, writer, consultant, university instructor and keynote speaker.

II.           Definition

Ian Jukes focuses on the 5 As of information processing.  The purpose is to have students become more infosavvy.

III.           Components

§  Asking - key questions to be answered

§  Accessing - relevant information

§  Analyzing - the acquired information

§  Applying - the information to a task

§  Assessing - the end result and the process

IV.          Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages:

·         Understands the problem to be solved

·         Teaches brainstorming

·         Teaches you to be Infosavvy

·         Helps you discover the important information in an article

·         Helps you with taking  beneficial notes

·         Can be used by all ages

    Disadvantages:

           None found

V.           Implications for the library media center

This model can assist students in the media center while preparing for research papers, or just understanding and applying everyday situation.

VI.          Websites

http://virtualinquiry.com/inquiry/as.htm

http://web.mac.com/iajukes/thecommittedsardine/Home.html

http://books.google.com/books?id=ljknGZAWduEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=purpose+for+Ian+Jukes+5As&source=bl&ots=Ifu9BFOOOs&sig=i80EF9WcqwSkkI91ip6NrBM1_0E&hl=en&ei=Qi3-SZeNOOHJtgfhyoDGCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1

http://www.ilile.org/resources/informationLiteracy.html

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED450685&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED450685