Transcript Finding a valuable website resource

are…
Current
Publication date?
Current
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Current
are…
Authoritative and reliable
Check credentials
Authoritative and reliable
 Reputable publisher?
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academic press
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university press
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vanity press/self publishing
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Peer reviewed
 Research the author
 Repetitive proof (but, beware of sources just citing
each other) (see clip for warning http://video.ezinemark.com/the-lorenzo-von-matterhorn-from-the-playbook4327a336690.html )
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Independent
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“not subject to external control” (Oxford English Dictionary)
Consider the owner of the publication or website. Is it a political party?
government? Big business?
Would the owners have an ulterior motive?
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Balanced
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Are the points of view of all stakeholders considered?
Is the language inflammatory or reasoned?
 Google scholar
accessing good resources
 Google scholar has criteria
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The document must be scholarly articles (no book reviews,
news, books). Not everyone who wants their document on
google scholar gets it there
The document must have EITHER a full, author written
abstract, or full text (in other words, not all hits have the full
text)
accessing good resources
 Google books
accessing good resources
accessing good resources
 Public library
accessing good resources
• Access these sites from the
library webpage OR the school
portal (click “My23” on the
school webpage)
• These sites are ALL subject to
editorial review
• They require a subscription
(school has paid). Access is
automatic at school; at home
you need to use the portal or
else you will need a username
and password.
accessing good resources
 When you use resources, you MUST “cite” them in a
works cited or works consulted list (traditionally
called a bibliography).
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Shows you’ve done your work
Gives credit to the authors
Provides reference to anyone wanting to know more about your
topic
citations
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What does that look like?
"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund.
Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009. Clinton, Bill.
Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York
Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New
York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis
Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web.
24 May 2009. GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of
Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
14.1 (2007): 27-36. Print.
An Inconvenient Truth. Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Perf. Al Gore, Billy West. Paramount, 2006. DVD.
citations
Tools to make the job easier:
Microsoft Office Word
Bibme.org (out of date, but the easiest)
Citation Machine
(see instructional videos and links on library webpage)