Accessing

Now that I have my search results I can see the first result is for Highclere Castle. If I click on it, I can find out more information to verify I have the correct castle. The very first image on the page is from the Downton Abbey TV show advertising that this is the castle the show was in fact filmed at. The Highclere website gave information about the filming of Downton Abbey and the tours available.  The page was however difficult to find out the basic information. It says that the castle sin located near Newbury, however I do not really know much England.

 

If I return to my search results I can find more information, in a Wikipedia article, such as the style Jacobethan.  The Wikipedia article provides more information in a quickly that was not as easy accessible on the Highclere website itself. Sometimes if you want a quick overview fast Wikipedia is the best source then you can use other sites to follow up that information. I now know the name of the castle, Highclere, and I know that it is located in Hampshire England. I can use this information to continue my search. I also learned that there are tours available.

Comparison to 8Ws

Accessing the information is webbing and wiggling of the Eight Ws (Lamb, 1997). Webbing is locating the information, so the search results (Lamb, 1997). Wiggling is actually a part of accessing and analyzing because you must wiggle through the information to find the answers (Lamb, 1997). For example I wiggled through the Highclere website not viewing the site in its entirety but only the relevant information. This is also analyzing the information because I determined which information was relevant and which was not. Professor Lamb suggests in the wiggling stage you ask questions such as: is the information reliable, is the source objective and is the information relevant (Lamb, 1997).  

References
Lamb, Annette, Johnson, Larry, and Smith, Nancy (1997). Wondering, Wiggling, and Weaving: A New Model for Project and Community Based Learning on the Web. Learning and Leading With Technology, 24(7), 6-13.