tsem fall 2013 class 1
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TSEM 102 Laksamee Putnam
Research & Instruction Librarian
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First… Laksamee Putnam
Cook Library Reference:
410.704.2462.
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Phone: 410.704.3746.
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Slides: http://bit.ly/TSEMfall2013
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Agenda
Video Discussion
Background reading/Internet searching
Keywords
Evaluating Resources
Wikipedia Woes and Google Gaffs
What are the pros and cons of so much information being online?
What do you do to be sure you’re finding credible resources? How do you evaluate
the information you find while researching?
Why is it important to support your argument with valid sources?
Google Analytics (2012) Google analytics in
real life – Site search.
http://youtu.be/cbtf1oyNg-8
DuckDuckGo (2012). There are no “regular
results” on Google anymore.
http://vimeo.com/duckduckgo/bubble
Web “Pre-Searching”
Why start your search online?
Find background information
Help solidify research topic
Find new terminology to use as keywords
Find links and/or citations to other sources
Through out the lesson:
Fill out this spreadsheet http://bit.ly/GFq0LB Enter your name and research topic
The Importance of Music Education in Schools
Cyberbullying: The Impact on Student Learning
Mainstreaming
Impact of Homelessness on the Education of Children
Public vs Private Education
The Drop-out Rate
Students Athletes: Are They a Privileged Group?
Obesity: The Impact on the Social, Emotional, and Academic Development of Children.
Improve Google
internet and bully
Advanced Google
searching
Duck Duck Go
body image and girls
Cook Library’s
Guide to the Web
Find some websites!
Enter your websites into the online
worksheet
Keywords are critical!
Sample topic:
Which age is childhood obesity in the
United States the highest?
First, break the question down into
concepts:
Which age is childhood obesity in the
United States the highest?
More on keywords… Expand your list to include synonyms then add to it
once you have done some background reading.
Which age is childhood obesity in the United States the highest?
childhood obesity United States
adolescent over weight USA
child* obese North America
young BMI
Search Tip #1
Boolean “search connectors”
AND OR NOT For example:
internet AND children Combining >1 topic
instruct OR teach Combining synonymous terms
Search Tip #2
Use truncation!
Educat* finds
Educate
Education
Educating
Educator
Etc…
Search Tip #3
Phrase Searching…
Use quotations to keep a keyword phrase
intact (words will be searched in the
specific order)
Examples:
“No Child Left Behind”
“school reform”
Putting it all together… Which age is childhood obesity in the United States
the highest?
childhood
child*
adolescent
young
obesity
over weight
BMI
United States
USA
North America
child* OR adolescent OR young
AND
obesity OR overweight OR BMI
AND
United States OR USA OR North America
Create keywords
Enter your keywords into the online
worksheet
Evaluate what you find
Go to one of the websites below and
analyze it
http://bit.ly/cosmicweb3
http://bit.ly/cosmicweb4
http://bit.ly/cosmicweb5
http://bit.ly/cosmicweb6
http://bit.ly/cosmicweb7
Currency
Reliability
Authority
Purpose/Point of View
Check for CRAP
Check for CRAP Currency
How recent is the information?
Can you locate a date when the resource was written/created/updated?
Based on your topic, is this current enough?
Why might the date matter for your topic?
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
http://www.flickr.com/photos/helloeveryone123/3937374193/sizes/m/in/photostream/
Check for CRAP Reliability
What kind of information is included in the resource?
Does the author provide citations & references for quotations & data
Where am I accessing this information?
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
http://www.flickr.com/photos/schnappi/5930145952/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Check for CRAP Authority
Can you determine who the author/creator is?
What are their credentials (education, affiliation, experience, etc.)?
Who is the publisher or sponsor of the work/site?
Is this publisher/sponsor reputable
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
http://rantchick.com/a-doctrine-on-respect/
Check for CRAP Purpose/Point of
View Is the content
primarily opinion?
Is the information balanced or biased?
What is the purpose of the information? Is it to inform, teach, sell, entertain or persuade
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/5484085301/sizes/m/in/photostream/
Analyze your Website
Enter your CRAP analysis on the online
worksheet
Thanks for listening!
Next class:
Fill out Part I on your paper worksheet
“Read” and prepare for discussion
Use your keywords to find books/articles
Questions? Feel free to contact me:
Laksamee Putnam
410.704.3746.
Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
Or any reference librarian:
Visit Cook Library Reference Desk
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