Finding information

Where do you start looking? EPIC JSTOR

Know where you’re heading In the Library can you: use the Catalogue well? use the search tools on the web catalogue? find books on the shelves using Dewey numbers? use the Information file index? Online – are you organised? Find online search tools easily with BHS Internet Research webpage You’ll need: Search terms / key words Somewhere to store your info – google or word doc A good idea of where to try searching for info EPIC JSTOR Google Scholar or Deeper Web INNZ WW100 site

Information File Tips for using the Info File Folders are arranged in topics Index of titles – red folder Photocopy useful articles – can highlight; have citing info Check dates of articles – depends on your topic whether this is important. These are actual clippings from papers and magazines – they don’t break copyright. You can photocopy or photograph these for your own personal study use but cannot use images or post pictures anywhere.

Start searching … Check the URL Freely available information Pay-for / ‘Locked’ information Hint … Check the URL

Use the Library Webpage

Some specialised search sites: As well, your subject teachers may refer you to sites useful for topics you are studying. It’s a good idea to bookmark these so you can use them another time.

Check it out But, how do you know if you can trust it? So, you’ve found a great looking website? But, how do you know if you can trust it? Or, you can use the CRAP test. .com – anyone can use this site .org – for organisations - could be biased or selling something .edu or .ac – university or educational sites .govt – information put out by government departments. Remember Information from EPIC is reliable. You can use these sources confidently.

Use your cell phone to record information Keep track Record where you found your information: Books Magazines Websites Use your cell phone to record information and bookmark websites People Make sure you have their permission to use their stories and, especially, any photos you take.

Plagiarism – the big no-no So what is plagiarism? Source: https://www.google.co.nz/#q=plagiarism &tbm=isch&imgrc=zD1Lp5b9gsiSrM%3A Deliberate Plagiarism Rewriting from books or articles Copying or pasting from web pages and online sources – patchwork writing Buying, downloading or borrowing a paper Plagiarism is taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. Definition from Accidental Plagiarism Not knowing when and how to cite Not knowing how to paraphrase or summarise Not knowing what “common knowledge” is Recycling an old paper of your own Source: http://standupforthetruth.com/2013/12/on-plagiarism-tone-and-tribalism/ Radio station website

Remember – Plagiarism is Theft Reference List or Bibliography This is how you show where your information came from. Check with your teacher which format they want you to use. Remember – Plagiarism is Theft APA format Most Burnside departments use it and it is the most commonly used one in NZ Polytechs and Universities. ​ Use a guide eg Book with one author: King, M. (2000). Wrestling with the angel: A life of Janet Frame. Auckland, New Zealand: Viking. Structure: Last, F. M. (Year Published) Book. City, State: Publisher. eg Website: Lee, J. (1997). Kinship and family ties. Retrieved from http://www.postcolonialweb.org/nz/maorijlg2b.html Structure: Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title. Retrieved from URL.

How to cite in-text When you use information in your report, say where it came from. Like this: Quotation: “Modern lifestyles promote overconsumption” (Jennifer Bowden, 2016, p 40) Jennifer Bowden(2016) says that “Modern lifestyles promote overconsumption”. (p 40) In 2016, Jennifer Bowden says that “Modern lifestyles promote overconsumption”. (p 59) Paraphrase: Today’s lifestyles mean people use too much stuff. (Jennifer Bowden, 2016) Jennifer Bowden (2016) believes today’s lifestyles mean people use too much stuff. In 2016, Jennifer Bowden believes today’s lifestyles mean people use too much stuff. Source of quote: Jennifer Bowden (February 27, 2016) ‘Taken to extremes’, NZ Listener, Vol 252, pp40