Transcript Why is finding good reliable information important

Why is finding good reliable
information important
•Produce reliable information
•Academic merit
•Academic success
Steps in finding good reliable
information
• Research topic / assignment
• Read the topic carefully
• Understand what is required of you
(content and instruction [ list, discuss,
describe])
• Keywords and Boolean
• Identify the places to search
• Search process
Read the topic Carefully
• List the colours of the South African flag
• Describe the colours of the South African
flag
• Discuss the process in developing the
South African flag
petrol or fuel or electricity
Discuss
the
energy
crisis in
South Africa
challenges or problems
((energy OR petrol OR fuel OR electricity)
AND (crisis OR problems) AND (South
Africa))
Keywords and Boolean
AND / OR ? *
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AND = Combines 2 or more keywords
OR = Synonyms or alternate keywords
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= Wildcard = wom?n = women/woman
* = Truncation = child* = child’s
children …
Information Found in
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People’s heads
Books (print and electronic)
Magazines / journals
(Print and electronic)
• Internet / World Wide Web
• Newspapers
Books vs Journals
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Book deals with one subject
Greater depth
Outdated
Journal
It is presumed that you know something of
the subject matter
• Currency
• Articles are short – variety
Training Sessions
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Catalogue
Bibliographic
Full Text
Internet
Catalogue
Bibliographic
Full Text
Identifying good reliable information
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Author
Date of publication
Edition or Revision
Publisher
Title of journal
Intended audience
Objective reasoning
Coverage
Writing style
(www.library.cornell.edu/olinurus/ref/research/skill26.htm
Web site
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What can the URL tell you?
Who wrote the page?
Dated / Currency / timely?
Is information cited authentic?
Does the page have overall integrity and
reliability as a source?
• What’s the bias. Propaganda,
misinformation and disinformation
Summary
• Accuracy
• Authority
• Currency
• Objectivity
• Coverage
(www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/reserach
/webeval.html
Reading and Note Taking
• Summary
• Highlight
• Remember where you got your information
from!!!!! Record !!!
Writing the Assignment
• Introduction
• Body
• Conclusion
Bibliography / List of References
• Book
Cook, K.S. 2007. Social exchange theory.
London : Sage.
• Journal
Fry, B. 2008. Fast food that is good for you.
Better Nutrition, 70 (2): 63-70.
• Reference Techniques
http://www.uj.ac.za/Default.aspx?alias=www.uj.ac.za/library
Plagiarism
• “Plagiarism is the practice of claiming or
implying original authorship of (or
incorporating material from) someone
else’s written or creative work, in whole or
in part, into one’s own without adequate
acknowledgement.”
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism
(January 28, 2008)