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In May 2009 the first case of swine flu was reported in the UK and measures were put in place to stop a mass pandemic. To combat the spread of the virus a number of both medical and hygienic physical barrier practices were introduced. Which proved to be the most effective measure in helping to control this recent swine flu outbreak?

Topic

Keywords

Research question:What is the evidence that physical barriers are more effective in preventing the spread of swine flu than medical interventions?

Narrower TermH1N1

Broader TermInfluenza

FLU?

Extended Project

Extended Project

Primary

QualitativeQuantitative

Primary sources are original materials. They are from the time period involved and have not been filtered through interpretation or evaluation. Surveys carried out as part of a project are also primary sources, e.g. an interview with a medical professional.

Secondary

Secondary sources are accounts written after the event with the benefit of hindsight. They comment on and discuss the original evidence or research, e.g. a book about the spread of flu.

Tertiary sources compile, analyse and digest primary and secondary sources. They tend to be factual and not discursive, e.g. an encyclopaedia of health.

Tertiary

Quantitative sources mainly consist of numerical data, i.e. the results of surveys, experiments, official statistics.

Qualitative sources are mainly descriptive and often involve analysis of the written or spoken word, i.e. interviews, diaries, narratives.

Types of information

Where to find

information

Newspapers BooksE-books

E-resources

Specialist libraries

Audio-visual

Internet

Subject guidesImages

Extended Project

Gale Databases* (InfoTrac Full-text Newspaper)

NewsFilm Online* Film and Sound Online* Exeter College Catalogue

(*Login to Athens using your College IT account and select appropriate resources from the alphabetical list)

Britannica Image Quest*Flickrcc

Library catalogues as books and E-books, Gale Databases* (General OneFile)

Subject guides

Exeter College CatalogueDevon LibrariesExeter UniversityMyiLibrary*Ebrary*Dawsonera*

Google ScholarDogpileBublIntute

New Scientist*Issues Online*Encyclopaedia Britannica*Devon Libraries

Magazines & Journals

Exeter Health LibraryWellcome Library

ANDORNOT

Searching theinternet effectively

SearchCommands

Wildcard

Truncation

Extended Project

flu NOT bird

drugs OR medicine

Use * to find various endings of the same word,e.g. prevent* finds preventing, prevention, preventive

Use * in the middle of words where spelling is uncertain or varies,e.g. organi*ations finds organisations and organizations

Define:..

Will give the full definition of a word

“...” To find phrases, e.g. “physical barriers”

~ (tilde) Finds synonyms

Evaluatinginformation

Who is it written for? Who published it?

When was itpublished?

Has it beenupdated?

Why was itwritten?

Has the writerquoted his sources/

references?

Extended Project

Ask yourself...

What are their credentials, do they have a

certain bias?

General public, schoolchild, PhD

student?

An academic publisher, a company, a political

organisation, an individual?

Is the source current or out of

date for the topic in question?

If they have, the information is likely to be reliable and properly

researched/evaluated.

Is it the latest edition of a printed source. If it’s a webpage, does it say when

it was last updated?

Is it fact, opinion or

propaganda?

?

Remember to reference all the information that you use !

Whowrote it?