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__**Step 5 Collection **__ __There are several steps that you needed to complete in order to get here - let’s review __
 * 1) == Initiation - defining what your task is going to be. Thinking about the information needed in order to solve a problem and reach your goal! ==
 * 2) == The Selection Process - which focuses on the potential sources to use to find your information. Think about the sources that you thought about using, ==
 * 3) == Locate and Access - Locating those sources requires some exploring in your library and the internet! The librarian is a great help in locating sources. Where else in the library did you find information? Were the sources helpful to reaching your goal? Why or why not? ==
 * 4) == Use of information - requires reading the sources and judging whether it is helpful to solving your task. All of this information requires a lot of organization. Ask yourself how will I organize the information? Create a map? Visuals? Index Cards? Did you cite your sources? Make sure that your sources help you in solving the problem, always keep this in mind! ==

====**In __Step 5 Collection__, you will be combining and organizing your sources. You will see how reliable sources are essential to the research process. These sources can assist in your understanding of your information problem/topic (which will be important for Step 6 Presentation!). ****Collection means combining all those sources you have worked so hard to find. ****Display of the information you have found will be discussed in Step 6 - Presentation. **====

Step 5 - Let's focus on two very important elements: **__Organizing__ & __Displaying__ the information**


 * == First you need to gather and organize your information. Organizing means getting your sources and information together in a order that makes sense and has direction. Have you joined together all of your sources and readings and understand it? ==
 * == Make sure to keep in mind the problem your trying to solve. Ask yourself if the sources and readings answer/solve the problem. ==
 * == The research process is not just about collecting sources, it's about understanding the information. Than using that information to organize it in a way that is clear and understandable. When it's understandable, the information can be displayed. Displayed as in showing your findings to an audience - whether it's classmates or a teacher. In order to do this, you must be confident! ==
 * == Practice!! Read and keep on reading the information you have located, introduced into your research, and cited. After the organization of your information is complete, the next step involves showing what you have learned. The research process that you have learned about in Steps one to five have prepared you to do just this. ==



====Step 6 Presentation is where you really understand your research to the point of being able to demonstrate what you have learned. The final step is your reward, the end result, solving the problem! Now that you know so much about your topic, why not demonstrate how much you learned!!! ==== ====Presenting your findings - it's important to keep in mind that the more knowledgeable and interested you are in your task, the easier it becomes to present the information to your classmates/teachers. ====

= **Let's move on to the LAST process - __Step 6 - Presentation__!!! ** =

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