Step 1: Finding a site

*known as Boolean operators* More Shortcuts “AND” or (+) Searches for pages with both keywords “OR” Searches for pages with either keyword * * = a wildcard, anything *known as Boolean operators*

deadliest * in the world

Google Advanced

Cobb Mackinvia Paid subscriptions for scholarly journals like…

Academic/Scholarly Journal Lists its sources Written for research community Usually peer-reviewed Present original research OR review articles/books

URLs as clues to content .com commercial .org non-profit organization .edu educational institution .gov U.S. government .ac UK academic

CTRL + F

Is this site good enough to cite? Vetting a Site Is this site good enough to cite?

Who… wrote it? who are they? credentials? education? experience? affiliation? does the author’s experience really qualify him or her as an expert?

When… was it created? was it last revised? (Be suspicious of undated material.)

Where…? did the information come from? did the author document his or her sources? are those sources reliable and scholarly? are those sources real? Have you or your librarian heard of or been able to verify them?

Recognizing bias is important. Why… did they write it? Is the page selling a product? Are they trying to get votes? Was the information found in a paid placement or sponsored result from the search engine? Information is seldom neutral. Recognizing bias is important.

you take notes and fill your brain with possibly erroneous information When to vet? BEFORE you take notes and fill your brain with possibly erroneous information

Where do I find the author’s credentials?

Look for credibility clues! Go to HOME page Words and phrases to look for: About us Who Am I FAQs Company Information Our Staff Clues often appear on the top or bottom of a page, or in menu bars and frames. These sections often contain authorship clues! 17

Still more credibility clues If you have an author’s name but no further information about credentials,

No HOME page link? Truncate the URL Delete characters in the address line up to the next slash mark to see if a main page offers more information about who is responsible for publishing the page you are interested in. Go from: http://www.statecollege.edu/history/middleages/chaucer/smith.htm http://www.statecollege.edu/history/middleages/chaucer http://www.statecollege.edu/history/middleages http://www.statecollege.edu/history http://www.statecollege.edu

Probably a good site but need to know author’s credentials…

Publishing

Publishing

Detecting Bias Diction What is included What is excluded Images Positive, negative or neutral? What is included What is excluded Images

Bottom Line… Trustworthy?

Primary v. Secondary Eyewitness After the Fact Photograph Video Testimony Interviews Textbook Report by someone NOT there

Plagiarism Taking someone else's work or ideas and passing it off as your own Consequences AHS: Zero and office referral College: Expulsion Career: Lawsuit How to Prevent: Cite your sources!

How to Cite Your Sources and Avoid Plagiarism Step 1: Create a Works Cited or Bibliography page Step 2: Create in-text citations (aka parenthetical citations)

Works Cited or Bibliography page Works Cited page = the last page of a research paper that lists all the sources you mentioned in the paper Bibliography = the last page of a research paper that lists all the sources you used in your research - even those you didn’t mention in the paper

In-text Citation (aka parenthetical reference) Super short version of the citation Right after the borrowed info Matches up with works cited/bibliography

What goes in it? Author’s last name and page number(s) Romantic poetry is characterized by the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (Wordsworth 263).

Already mentioned author? Just the page number(s) Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (263).

No Author? Use the title High school students admit they even feel the pressure to swear in some peer groups in order to “not get dissed” (“Profane Pressure” 26).

No page number? Leave it out High school students admit they even feel the pressure to swear in some peer groups in order to “not get dissed” (“Profane Pressure”).

Why do it this way? Because MLA (Modern Language Association) said so, and MLA is God. Because it’s a cool code that only the cool people know Because it’s quicker This book was written by Joe Jones in 2012. The name of the book is Being Cool, and it was published by Kickin’ Publishing which is located is Atlanta. Jones, Joe. Being Cool. Atlanta: Kickin’ Publishing, Inc., 2012.

Answer: ALL of them Which to cite? Quote Word for word Paraphrase Reword but same length Summarize Reword and shorten Answer: ALL of them

What about Wikipedia? Who can edit and create articles? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa0Nmv9qsd8 Who can edit and create articles? In order for articles to remain, they must Cite _____________ Present material _______ and without ________ But who checks up on the articles? sources fairly bias volunteers

How to Cite Internet Author. “Title of Page.” Title of Website, Name of Publisher (if different from website), date published, URL. Farkas, Meredith. "Tips for Being a Great Blogger." Information Wants to Be Free, Goodstuff, Inc., 19 July 2011, meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2011/07/19/tips-for-being-a-great-blogger-and-good-person/. 

How to Cite Book Author. Title. Publisher, Year. Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. Love in the Time of Cholera. Vintage, 1988. 

How to Cite Other Look it up!

Let’s review: BEFORE you start perusing a website for information, what should you do? Besides his/her name, what do you need to know about the author of a website? If the author’s name is not the page at which you are looking, what should you do?