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Library Resources: Synthesis Writing Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library

Key Features of a Synthesis 1) It accurately reports information from the sources using different phrases and sentences; (2) It is organized in such a way that readers can immediately see where the information from the sources overlap; (3) It makes sense of the sources and helps the reader understand them in greater depth. Sandra Jamieson, Drew University. 1999

TOPICsearch An Ebsco product Use Limiters to Narrow Search Example: Women’s Issue’s –Full Text –Topics –Document Type

Newspaper Databases LexisNexis Academic New York Times America’s Newspapers (Newsbank) Newspaper Source (EbscoHost) RELEVANCY Ranking System Beginning with 100% decreasing to 0%

LexisNexis Academic National and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and blogs Limiters –Sources by Category –Subject –Geography –i.e. equal pay and women –i.e. The Wrestler (Film)

Access World News (NewsBank) A comprehensive full-text news resource 500 regional, national, and international newspaper and newswire sources Use this resource for information on social issues, economics, environment, government, health, science and sports

Opinion Resources Editorials on File –Ref Ed48 Gallup Poll –Ref G13g – –an organization studying human nature and behavior for more than 70 years through public surveys –collects attitudes and opinions of individuals and key groups within the American population concerning national and international issues and events

Pro/Con Resources CQ Researcher –contains information on current and controversial issues concentric to the U.S. Government Issues and Controversies –provides up-to-date, objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day

Online Resources: Using Google Site Specific Command Gender equity pay editorial site:edu Gender equity pay viewpoint site:gov Keywords -Editorial -Viewpoint -Discussion -Review

World Wide Web: Resources CNN Special Reports Includes facts, statistics, interviews of supporters and opponents, and much more on key issues. The site maintains an archive going back to National Center for Policy Analysis NCPA is a non-profit, non-partisan public policy research organization whose goal is to develop and promote private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector. SpeakOut.com Provides issues arranged by topic categories. The site is devoted to promoting activism in a variety of areas.

Class Exercise 1.Select a topic ( if you don’t have one) 2.Find two articles/ articles to yourself 3.Create Citations for the two articles (use Citation Machine) 4.Print and hand in with topic selction & name

Questions? Contact me: –Frederic Murray

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