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Step 3: Brainstorm all
possible sources. [Big6 #2 – Information Seeking Strategies]
Think globally. Don’t limit yourself
to books, magazines, and the Internet.
Step 4: Locate and
evaluate sources for appropriateness for the assignment.
[Big6 #2
Information Seeking Strategies
& #3 – Location & Access]
Look in the card catalog
for books, videos, audiocassettes, the vertical file, etc. Check online paid
subscription databasese.g. EBSCO, Newsbank,
Literature Resources, etc.
Evaluate sources
for authority, objectivity, accuracy, and content. Check copyright dates,
materials older than five years may not be suitable for certain topics. Internet
sources require special consideration.
Cautionary note:
Using
the Internet as an Information Resource
In the process of doing research, one needs to
access information efficiently and effectively. One must also identify a variety
of potential sources of information, print as well as online. It is essential to
evaluate critically and competently the information found. While most print
resources found in the media center have been chosen for accuracy and quality
before inclusion, the Internet presents the researcher with enormous quantities
of information that may or may not be authentic, accurate, or objective.
Therefore, when using the Internet as an information source, evaluating the
information is essential.
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