2. Please get ready to take notes
Write down words and
phrases in red
At the end of presentation,
you will have notes A-H
3. A. Objectives:
1. Understand when and why you would use
books and databases instead of web sources
2. Use WebCat to locate a book on your subject
in the school library
3. Use Gale PowerSearch database to locate
relevant biographical information
4. Free to anyone
Paid subscription
Information edited and
evaluated
Anyone can publish information
Links can change or disappear
Image Attribution:
Has more newspaper and http://www.flickr.com/photos/
mikeeperez/2453225588/
magazine articles
5. Organized and indexed by
professionals
Can search using exact
subject headings, dates,
etc.
More information on more
topics, even if the
information might be less Image Attribution:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeeperez/2453225588/
reliable
Has more scholarly or
academic sources
(professional and peer-
reviewed journal articles)
6. Usually include citations for
Works Cited list
Easier to access and search
Often difficult to cite; hard
to tell who the
author/publisher might be
Has most current
information, up to a few
minutes ago
7. Usually has the most
in-depth information
Usually has more
current information
Has been edited Image attribution:
http://jccooltech.blogspot.com/2008/04/internet-vs-
books.html
Easier to locate
information
8. Scholarly journals (can also try
Google Scholar)
Newspaper articles
Magazine articles
Encyclopedia articles
Biographical information
Statistical information
9. Recent studies have rated Wikipedia fairly high on
accuracy.
For example, a study by the journal Nature found
• 2.92 mistakes per article for Encyclopedia
Britannica
• 3.86 mistakes per article for Wikipedia.
10. HOWEVER, many teachers and professors do not allow students to
cite Wikipedia as a source.
Also:
“[W]e recommend that students check the facts they
find in Wikipedia against other sources.
Additionally, it is generally good research practice
to cite an original source when writing a paper, or
completing an exam.“
-- Sandra Ordonez, Wikipedia spokesperson
11. When should you
use Wikipedia?
Talk to your neighbor to
decide:
1. To get a quick overview
of your research topic?
2. As the main source of
information for your
research paper?
3. When reading about a
pop culture topic of
personal interest?
4. When making an
important decision about
your health?
5. To see what sources the
article’s author’s used?
Image Attribution:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/in_popular_culture.png
14. 3. Enter name of the person you are researching
4. Limit by school
5. Click Search Everything
15.
16.
17. Take about 1 minute to talk with the person
next to you about the following questions.
Write brief answers in your notes.
1. Why might using a print book be better than
using the Internet or a database?
2. What are the advantages of using an online
sources rather than a book?
18. On your bookmark, find
ABC-CLIO History and
circle it.
Now find Gale
PowerSearch and circle it.
30. Turn to the person next to you. Figure out
whose birthday comes first in 2012.
The person with the first birthday will explain
which two databases are recommended for
this project, which one they will try first, and
why.
31. In your notes (G), write one thing you learned
today
In your notes (H), write one question you still
have
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