how to search for information
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How to Search for Information. Where to start?. A thesis statement A general topic A question. This Assignment. Find 6 sources (using the assignment sheet as a guide) that examine the impact of social media on young people in your assigned country. Survey Resources. What’s out there? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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How to Search for Information
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Where to start?
• A thesis statement• A general topic• A question
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This Assignment
• Find 6 sources (using the assignment sheet as a guide) that examine the impact of social media on young people in your assigned country.
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Survey Resources
• What’s out there?• What is most likely to fit your topic/thesis?• Don’t limit yourself to just websites
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List Search Terms
• Concepts• Keywords• Synonyms• Related terms
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Start the Search
• Select a database• Type in the search terms• Evaluate the results• If it looks good, skim a few abstracts/articles• If not, refine the search
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Databases
• ERIC• Lexis-Nexis Academic• Proquest• Sociological Abstracts• ComAbstracts• Communication Studies: SAGE Full-Text
Collection• ABI/Inform
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Refine the Search
• New database• New search terms• New combinations of search terms• Maybe new ideas• Maybe even new thesis statement
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Kinds of Sources
1. Scholarly journal articleUsually can specify during searchProbably won’t be about your topic
Huh? It’s not about my topic?What good is it?
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Yeah, well….
• Scholarly articles take years to research, edit, review, and print
• Rigorous, serious, detailed, supported
• They are still useful as background, overview, context
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Kinds of Sources
2. BooksSame story as scholarly journal articlesUse as background, overview, context
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Kinds of Sources
3. Article from Popular or Trade MagazineCurrentNot as substantial as scholarlyLots of them
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Kinds of Sources
4. Your choice!Has to be from catalog or library database
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Kinds of Sources
5. Article from a newspaper of your countryLexis-Nexis Academica) Newspapers and Wiresb) Check Non-US Newspapers & Wiresc) Click Geography
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/Online Newspapers
http://www.thepaperboy.com/Paperboy
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Kinds of Sources
6. A good website• Keep in mind the criteriao Timelinesso Accuracyo Reliabilityo Biaso Validityo Authority o Relevance