search, evaluate, cite: how to research anything
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SEARCH, EVALUATE,CITE
Benton Library Media CenterCreated by Melissa Corey
How to Research Anything. . . Plus CRAP Detection
Saturday, October 9, 2010
FOLLOW ALONGbentonlibrary.org -> LibGuides -> Social Studies LibGuides
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
SEARCH
EVALUATE
CITE“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
SEARCH
EVALUATE
CITE“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
brainstorm
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
SEARCH
EVALUATE
CITE“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
brainstorm
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
SEARCH
EVALUATE
CITE“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
brainstorm
keywords
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
SEARCH
EVALUATE
CITE“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
brainstorm
keywords
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
SEARCH
EVALUATE
CITE“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
brainstorm
keywordsstart over
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
SEARCH
EVALUATE
CITE“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
brainstorm
keywordsstart over
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
SEARCH
EVALUATE
CITE“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
brainstorm
keywordsstart over
avoid plagiarism
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
SEARCH
EVALUATE
CITE“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
brainstorm
keywordsstart over
avoid plagiarism
reflect
Saturday, October 9, 2010
BRAINSTORMING/KEYWORDShttp://www.wallwisher.com/wall/nashhistory
Saturday, October 9, 2010
SEARCH OPTIONSbentonlibrary.org
POWERSEARCH
SWEETSEARCH
Search all of the library’sdatabases . . . at once.
Like Google, but better. Pre-screened, accurate links.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
EVALUATE THE C.R.A.P.
CURRENCY
RELIABILITY
AUTHORITY
PURPOSE
Images: “TP” by bathroomdiva via Flickr under a CC-license.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Is the information up-to-date?
Can you tell when the information was published?
Does the website present new information?
Images: “#1 New MacBook” by Mikael Miettinen via Flickr under a CC-license.“2009-07-09 What Day Is It?” by RG of CS-taking a bit of a break via Flickr under a CC-license.
CURRENCY
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Is the information backed by sources?
Is the information verifiable elsewhere?
Is the information relevant to your topic?
Images: “IT everywhere #31” by Paul the Wine Guy via Flickr under a CC-license.“Smack in the middle” by ogimogi via Flickr under a CC-license.
RELIABILITY
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Is the website backed by experts?
Is there an organizationbacking the website?
Can you determine the authors of the website?
Image: “Man vs. Power” by theqspeaks via Flickr under a CC-license.
AUTHORITY
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Is the information presented objectively (when needed)?
Is there a clear bias for a single viewpoint?
“Load or unload” by Pulpolux !!! via Flickr under a CC-license.
Is the website commerical or non-commercial?
PURPOSE
Image: “dot com” by Thomas Hawk via Flickr under a CC-license.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
AVOID PLAGIARISM
Saturday, October 9, 2010
AVOID PLAGIARISM
don’t copy & paste
Saturday, October 9, 2010
AVOID PLAGIARISM
don’t copy & paste
put it your own wordsSaturday, October 9, 2010
AVOID PLAGIARISM
don’t copy & paste
put it your own wordscite your sources
Saturday, October 9, 2010
AVOID PLAGIARISM
don’t copy & paste
put it your own wordscite your sources
quote large chunks of text
Saturday, October 9, 2010
CITING YOUR SOURCESbentonlibrary.org
Saturday, October 9, 2010