PGS Library Instruction
- 4. Information is the gunpowder of the mind. “ ” - Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death
- 6. Discovering Your Topic Choose a topic that interests you o If your topic is assigned, find something that interests you about the topic.
- 7. Discovering Your Topic Choose a topic that interests you o If your topic is assigned, find something that interests you about the topic. Browse journals, magazines and reference books for ideas
- 8. Discovering Your Topic Choose a topic that interests you o If your topic is assigned, find something that interests you about the topic. Browse journals, magazines and reference books for ideas Search Wikipedia and related sites to brainstorm further
- 10. Developing a Research Question For what purpose?
- 11. Developing a Research Question Gives your general topic a specific focus o Ex. Topic: mythology in 20th century literature o Research Question: What was the influence of Celtic mythology on the creation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth? For what purpose?
- 12. Developing a Research Question Gives your general topic a specific focus o Ex. Topic: mythology in 20th century literature o Research Question: What was the influence of Celtic mythology on the creation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth? Helps provide a list of keywords to search For what purpose?
- 14. Evaluating Sources Currency Is this source current and does it need to be? Relevance Is this source useful in any way for your research? Authority Can you trust the authors to be reliable? Accuracy Is the information truthful? Purpose Why was it written? CRAAP Test
- 15. Evaluating Sources Popular-level vs. Peer-reviewed
- 16. Evaluating Sources Popular-level Sources: Articles or books written by a wide variety of people (experts and non-experts) for a variety of purposes and audiences. Popular-level vs. Peer-reviewed
- 17. Evaluating Sources Popular-level Sources: Articles or books written by a wide variety of people (experts and non-experts) for a variety of purposes and audiences. Peer-reviewed Sources: Articles or books written by professionals and experts in their field for the academic community. Popular-level vs. Peer-reviewed
- 18. Evaluating Sources The IVP Bible Background Commentary on the New Testament is a relevant source for studying the cultural setting of the Gospel of Matthew. Fact or CRAAP?
- 19. Evaluating Sources The IVP Bible Background Commentary on the New Testament is a relevant source for studying the cultural setting of the Gospel of Matthew. Fact or CRAAP? Fact
- 20. Evaluating Sources Students and scholars should search through issues of Time Magazine between 1960 and 1970 to find the latest research on the writings of Leo Tolstoy. Fact or CRAAP?
- 21. Evaluating Sources Students and scholars should search through issues of Time Magazine between 1960 and 1970 to find the latest research on the writings of Leo Tolstoy. Fact or CRAAP? CRAAP
- 22. Evaluating Sources American Literature, an academic journal published by Duke University Press, is a credible source for information on literature written by modern American authors. Fact or CRAAP?
- 23. Evaluating Sources American Literature, an academic journal published by Duke University Press, is a credible source for information on literature written by modern American authors. Fact or CRAAP? Fact
- 24. Evaluating Sources Entertainment Weekly is the foremost authority on global warming research and Kimye. Fact or CRAAP?
- 25. Evaluating Sources Entertainment Weekly is the foremost authority on global warming research and Kimye. Fact or CRAAP? CRAAP