1. Overview of Information Week2 Library 150 Spring 2003

2. Determining the Information Requirement  What type of assignment is it? (speech, paper, dissertation, etc.)  How much information do you need? (summary or comprehensive)  Is currency an issue?  Does it need to be from a particular type of publication? (magazine, web site, journal, book, etc.)  In a particular format? (maps, slides, print, etc.)

3. How the information moves from event or idea to publication Report of Event (Documentation and Dissemination) Time Frame Access to Information (How to Find) Radio/TV/Internet News Services Seconds/MinutesTV News Indexes; Web Search ToolsWeb Search Tools Newspapers (print)Day / Days+Newspaper Indexes Magazines (print)Week / WeeksPeriodical Indexes Journals (print & electronic)6 months +Periodical IndexesPeriodical Indexes, Bibliographies Books2+ yearsLibrary CatalogLibrary Catalog, Bibliographies Reference Sources -- e.g. Encyclopedia; Handbook (print & electronic) ave. 10 yearsLibrary CatalogLibrary Catalog, Bibliographies

4. What type of source would you use to find…  A recent story about political campaigning  Profiles and rankings of Fortune 500 companies with the best childcare programs and benefits.  A case study of children growing up in single- parent homes.  A history of family structure in the United States.  A review current legislation on family issues.

5. Primary and Secondary Sources  A primary source is a document or other sort of evidence written or created during the time under study. journals, speeches, interviews, letters, memos, manuscripts  A secondary source interprets and analyses primary sources. reference material, book, encyclopedia, magazine

6. Primary SourceSecondary Source ArtOriginal artworkArticle critiquing the piece of art HistorySlave diaryBook about the Underground Railroad LiteraturePoemTreatise on a particular genre of poetry TheaterVideotape of a performance Biography of a playwright From Bowling Green State University, Library User Education, Primary vs. Secondary Sources, http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/infosrv/lue/primary.html http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/infosrv/lue/primary.html

7. Plagiarism  Plagiarism is using others' ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information.  Plagiarism Policy @ CSULA Plagiarism Policy @ CSULA  To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use another person's idea, opinion, or theory; any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings--any pieces of information--that are not common knowledge; quotations of another person's actual spoken or written words; or paraphrase of another person's spoken or written words  How to recognize & avoid it. How to recognize & avoid it.

8. Why cite?  To avoid plagiarism  To support your arguments  To allow readers to locate sources used in your research if needed  Various style or formats exist.style or formats