WHY THEY’RE EVEN BETTER THAN GOOGLE AND WIKIPEDIA – REALLY!

Library Databases

Do You Believe Everything You Read?

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•Evaluate (think about) information -- don’t just believe everything you read

•Always compare multiple (many) sources

•Always cite your sources (Citation Maker, Easybib.com, etc.)

(Notes are in RED)

Evaluating Information

What do you think of these sites for research? Thumbs up or thumbs down:

Wikipedia CNN

Yahoo Answers Gale PowerSearch

The New York Times Printed book

The World Book Personal websiteEncyclopedia

Wikipedia

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When should you use Wikipedia? Discuss with the person sitting next to you.

1.To get a quick overview of your research topic?

2.As the main source of information for your research paper?

3.When reading about a pop culture topic of personal interest?

4.When making an important decision about your health?

5.To see what sources the article’s author’s used?

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School pays for access – has info you can’t get free on the web

Edited/fact checked, so often more reliable than websites

Where are they? Go to your school website and look on the Library Home Page.

Also check your public library – you’ll need your card and PIN.

Often include citations!

Go to 1. Library, 2. Class Projects, 3. Famous People

Using Gale Ebooks

Using Gale Ebooks

Find “Gale PowerSearch” on your bookmark

Circle the web address : secondary.oslis.org

Draw a box around the login and password

Using Gale Ebooks: 1. Search for your person

Using Gale Ebooks

Using Gale Ebooks: 2. Limit to “Books”

Using Gale Ebooks: 3. Limit to “Biography”

Using Gale Ebooks

Using Gale Ebooks

Cite Your Sources: Why & How

WHY Cite Your Sources?

WHY Cite Your Sources?

Talk to the person next to you for about one minute about why you think it’s important to

cite your sources.

Write at least one reason in your notes.

What reasons did you write down?

WHY Cite Your Sources?

1. Helps you avoid plagiarism (copying)

Always give the author proper credit!

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WHY Cite Your Sources?

2. Shows you used many good sources. You didn’t just make it up!

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WHY Cite Your Sources?

3. Provides a “trail” for your readers, in case they want to follow your path and do extra research

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WHY Cite Your Sources?

4. Expected in all academic settings, from high school to graduate school to your professional life

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WHEN Should You Cite Your Sources?

1. When you quote from a source

If you use the author’s exact words, put them in “quotation marks” and then cite your source.

2. When you paraphrase a source

If you use the author’s idea, even if you put it in your own words, you must still cite your source.

WHEN Should You Cite Your Sources?

My source says: Frogs live on every continent except Antarctica, but tropical regions have the greatest number of species. Frogs are classified as amphibians.

WHEN Should You Cite Your Sources?

My source says: Frogs live on every continent except Antarctica, but tropical regions have the greatest number of species. Frogs are classified as amphibians.

My paper says:Frogs live on every continent except Antartica.

Do I need to cite my source? Thumbs up for yes, down for no.

What else am I missing here?

WHEN Should You Cite Your Sources?

My source says: Frogs live on every continent except Antarctica, but tropical regions have the greatest number of species. Frogs are classified as amphibians.

My paper says:Frogs are amphibians.

Do I need to cite my source? Thumbs up for yes, down for no.

WHEN Should You Cite Your Sources?

My source says: Frogs live on every continent except Antarctica, but tropical regions have the greatest number of species. Frogs are classified as amphibians.

My paper says:In the third grade, I had a pet

frog called Hoppy.

Do I need to cite my source? Thumbs up for yes, down for no.

HOW to Cite Your Sources

Use the OSLIS Citation Maker at:

cm.oslis.org

Click the MLA Secondary link

Choose your Source Type from the yellow box.

HOW to Cite Your Sources

Enter information about the book or website

-- Look for place of publication, publisher, and publication date on the copyright page of the book

HOW to Cite Your Sources

Note the difference between Title of Work and Title of Overall Website.

Identify the author, if possible

Who published/sponsored the site?

If you can’t answer either of those two questions, are you sure you trust this site?

Works Cited Page

HOW to Cite Your Sources

What’s wrong with this Works Cited list?

Works Cited Page

1.Start on new page2.Center title -- Works Cited3.Alphabetize citations by the first

letter4.Do not indent first line of each

citation, but do indent each line after that

HOW to Cite Your Sources

Questions?