Musci Research
Speech, Speech!
Finding Books in the Library
TYPES OF BOOKS
Fiction vs Nonfiction
BAR 376.7 TIL
Biography (B Einstein)
Collected Biography (920 XXX)
Narrow your search
So, where are they?
Can I check it out?
Borrow from another school
Citing Your Sources
Databases and Other Research Tools
Use the RESEARCH tab of the library web site
If You Find it on the Web, Is It True?
Examples of Untrue Information Found on the Web
Exaggerated Information
Untrue Ages & DatesBiased Information
Evaluating A Web Site
Who: Who Created the Information
Evaluating A Web Site
What: What is the domain extension?
Safe Extensions Might Be:
.k12
.edu
.sch
.gov
Extensions to Further Evaluate:
.com
.org
.net
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Evaluating A Web Site
When: When was the site last updated?
Evaluating A Web Site
Where: Where did the Information Come From
Evaluating A Web Site
Why: Why did they create the site?
To inform?
To persuade?
To deceive?
Using A Search Engine Like Google
- Which results are the most reliable? The top?
- How do they get to the top of the search list?
- Sponsored Searches
- Advanced Searches
Michael Scott on Wikipedia