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Pros/Cons-Search Engine Cons Information may not be scholarly Hard to sift through Advertising Pros Easiest form of locating information Accessible by everyone Fastest form of searchingTRANSCRIPT
FYS Information Literacy
Tools for Locating Goodish Information
Zack UnderwoodKatelyn Smith
Jonathan Brewster
Search Engines• Easiest form of
research• Available to ALL• 185+ Million Websites• Responds to directions
Pros/Cons-Search EngineCons
• Information may not be scholarly
• Hard to sift through• Advertising
Pros• Easiest form of
locating information• Accessible by
everyone• Fastest form of
searching
Scholarly Peer-Reviewed
• Expert Approved• Very Scholar• Accepted by Science
Community• Most Credible
Research
Double Dip Recession Effects
• Inflation-1. Gas Prices2. Food Prices 3. Real Estate• Tax Raises• Spending
Cuts
Electronic Databases
• Reliable, detailed, information on a specific subject.
• Full-text entries from popular sources.
• Some are free and available to the public.
• Many only subscription based.
• Able to access some of these databases through Marshall’s libraries.
Catalogs• Located by
Subject, Author, Title, or keywords
• Available library resources
• WorldCat.org- 10,000+ libraries worldwide
Indexes• Newspapers,
periodicals, and government publications
• Direct to specific articles/reports
• Searchable by author, title, subject, or key terms
Supplementing The Tools• Physical Proof• Library• Interviews
Avoid The Double Dip
• Informs the reader• GlobalPost• Liberal Article• Recent- 2010• Relevent• Micheal Moran-Foreign Affair columnists• Nouriel Roubini-World Class Economist-Professor of
Economics• Economic/Buisness Majors or a politician.
The Penguins Dictionary of Economics
• Reference For Economic Definitions• Penguin Group Publishers• Alphabetical• Timeless• Graham Bannock-professional economist and
consultant • Robert E. Baxter-Investment Adviser Representative• Evan Davis- Economist at Institute of Fiscal Studies
Investopedia.com
• Cory Janssen-Degrees in FinanceForbes Inc
• Forbes is well known for financial info.• Positive purpose in providing information• Yes, shows sources• Yes, Forbes Inc reviews all sources• No bias, just facts• It is up-to-date and it’s appropriate to the topic,
because it deals with finances and the economy