IL100-EVALU
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SUMMARY
L A S T W E E K
The Process
Classification & Catalogs Systems
T O D A Y
Assignment Due
Evaluation
Databases
Periodicals Scholarly Academic
Types
Do I Have to Read the Entire Book?
Authority
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PrimarySecondaryTertiary
EVALUATING: TYPES
Time MagazineThe Founding Brothers The Declaration of
IndependencePlato’s RepublicWeavings & Pottery
GROUP ACTIVITY ASSIGNMENT: 4A
EVALUATING: TYPES: PRIMARY
D E F I N I T I O N
Exact information
The Origin
E X A M P L E S
Original Documents
Creative Works
Relics & Artifacts
EVALUATING: TYPES: SECONDARY
D E F I N I T I O N
Interpretations of Primary Sources
E X A M P L E
Textbooks
Magazine Articles
Histories
Criticisms & Commentaries
Encyclopedias
EVALUATING: TYPES: TERTIARY
D E F I N I T I O N
A Source Commenting on only Secondary Sources
E X A M P L E
Berrypicking: Revisited
Full Title
Table of Contents
Chapter Title
Introduction
Index
References
Notes
DO I HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE BOOK?
OwnershipCurrencyQualityReferenceAudienceObjectivity & Tone
Application
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AuthorPublisher(Printing) Press
JournalDatabaseOwnerOnline Consideration
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EVALUATION: OWNERSHIP
Last ModifiedPublishedEditions
Information Changes Over TimeSources StudiesOutlook
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EVALUATION: CURRENCY
Who is going to read this source?
JargonWord Choice
Reading LevelCertain Groups
EVALUATION: AUDIENCE
Factual InformationSpellingGrammarCitied Properly
JargonWord Usage Professional
LayoutOnline Consideration
EVALUATION: QUALITY
Peer Review ReferencesA Reference PageNotes
Cited
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MotivationPoliticalSpoof/SatireConsumer ProtectionSalesAcademicEtc…..
ArgumentRhetoricOpinionBias
Sources Used
EVALUATION: OBJECTIVITY & TONE
Does this work for your thesis statement?
Are there multiple sources with the information?
EVALUATION: APPLICATION
ARE THERE MULTIPLE SOURCES WITH THE INFORMATION?
W O U L D Y O U C I T E T H I S ?
Web M.D.
I F Y O U H A V E T H E S E ?
CDC – Environment Health
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