1. Speech 101
Ms. Lewallen

2. Write this down!

3. Video Games
Violence

4. AND
Video Games
Violence

5. A few things: Online 24/7 Off campus login: Last name Barcode number
Interlibrary Loan
Research Appointments

6. Evaluating Resources - The CRAAP test
Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose

7. Currency – Timeliness of information
When was it published?
Has it been revised?
Online - Are the links functional?

8. “Selecting a Small Business Computer” – Harvard Business Review

9. Currency Most important in rapidly changing disciplines: Technology
Science
Medicine
Current Events & News

10. Relevance – Does it fit your needs?
Does it relate to your topic?
Who is the audience? What level is the information?
How does it compare to other sources you’ve found?
Would you be comfortable citing it in a research paper?

11. Mr. Donn’s Social Studies Site

12. Bureau of Labor Statistics

13. Authority – The Source of Information
Who is the author/publisher/sponsor?
What are the author’s credentials? Affiliations?
Is there contact information?

14. PubMed – Exercise & Cancer

15. Chrissy Lilly – Exercise and Cancer

16. Authority & URLs .gov – Government .com – Company .edu – Educational
.org - Organization

17. What about Wikipedia?

20. Accuracy – The truthfulness and correctness of information
Is the information cited?
Is it supported by evidence?
Has it been reviewed or refereed?
Can you verify the information elsewhere?
Does it have a professional appearance?
Are there spelling, grammar, or other typos?

21. WhiteHouse.Net

22. WhiteHouse.gov

23. Purpose – The reason the information exists
Is the purpose to inform? Entertain? Persuade?
Is the information fact? Opinion? Propaganda?
Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, or personal biases?

26. The CRAAP test C R A P

27. Plagiarism

28. Why cite our sources? Make your arguments credible
Show you’ve done your homework
Build a foundation for your research
Allow readers to find the sources for themselves

29. Quoting Start and end with quotation marks
Use the EXACT words of the author
Have a citation for the original source
"Feeling uneasy, doubtful or overwhelmed about your investigation is not just a common, but an essential, part of human experience, the labor pains that lead from ignorance to accomplishment" (George 23).

30. Summarizing Use your own words Give a broad overview of a work
Cite what you’re summarizing
Students who are most successful in research bring a sense of curiosity and inquiry to their projects (George 2008).

31. Paraphrasing Change the wording and sentence structure
Include a citation to the original source

32. Paraphrasing - The Good and the Bad
The canine hopped over the feline (Carl 15).
Because the cat was in its way, the dog had to make a running leap (Carl 15).

33. Tips for Preventing Plagiarism
Don’t procrastinate
Take careful notes
Cite your sources
Get comfortable with MLA
Ask for help

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