This article, the second in a six-part feature on the Big 6 approach to information literacy, focuses on information seeking strategies. Highlights include determining the range of possible sources, and evaluating the different possible sources to determine priorities and narrow down the choices. (LRW)

Summarizes the Big6 Skills information problem-solving approach: (1) Task Definition; (2) Information Seeking Strategies; (3) Location and Access; (4) Use of Information; (5) Synthesis; and (6) Evaluation. Discusses parent and student roles in information problem solving, the value of assignments, and technology and the Big Six. (PEN)