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Week 2: Unit 1 – Finding Information: Introduction

and Identifying SourcesCAS101 Information Fluency

“Information is not knowledge.” Albert Einstein

Types of Information Needs

• Personal/Social• College Academic Research• Professional Career/Workplace


• Personal/Social Information


• Academic Information– Library Resources And Databases


• Workplace Information

Arnold Bernhard Library Homepage

Information is Power. Where to Find the

Right Information is the Key!

Information Sources at Quinnipiac

• Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Journals• Magazines• Newspapers• Books

Library OneSearch

topic

BooksBooks

NewspapersNewspapers

Scholarly peer-reviewed journalsScholarly peer-reviewed journals

MagazinesMagazines

What About the Internet?

• Professor’s requirements• Assignment requirements• Start, not end• Evaluate!

Types of Information Sources


• There's so much information available out there! Where do you start?


• There's so much information available out there! Where do you start? – The Internet


• There's so much information available out there! Where do you start? – The Internet – Google


• There's so much information available out there! Where do you start? – The Internet – Google– Talk to someone


• There's so much information available out there! Where do you start? – The Internet – Google– Talk to someone – Library resources and databases

Then what is the best resource?

• Most people start with the Internet. – The information there is often correct or good

enough. But sometimes:

50,000 Hits

• Free Web Resources vs. Deep Web Resource

Internet Resources

Internet Resources

• Two sides of the Internet– visible web: free, what most of us use• Google, Yahoo

– deep web or the invisible web. • cannot be reached with search engines • includes library resources and databases

Internet Resources

What's the best resource to start

with?

What's the best resource to start

with?

It Depends!It Depends!

Determine what resources will be useful

to you by:

Determine what resources will be useful

to you by:

• Consider purpose for information

• Determine amount of information

• Remember assignment requirements

• Consider purpose for information

• Determine amount of information

• Remember assignment requirements

Arnold Bernhard Library Resources

• Library resources available online and in print.


• Reference Materials Used for:– answer to a factual question– basic introduction to a topic– need reliable resources


• Sources of Information: Newspapers – Used for: Articles on recent events at the local,

national or international levels


• Sources of Information: Magazines– Used for: General articles written

for the public at large – Purpose is to inform or

entertain– Articles: in-depth or

provide an overview of a topic.


• Sources of Information: Journals – Used for: Articles with

in-depth, scholarly information to support your theories and hypotheses.

– Peer-reviewed journal articles are required for many classes.


• Sources of Information: Books – Used for: in-depth introduction

or a thorough analysis


• Sources of Information: Databases – Databases are digital collections of information -

usually journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; some even include books.

Internet Resources

• Sources of Information: Internet– Used for: Extremely up-to-date information

(including real-time). – Critical evaluation of web sites is required.

What you’ve learned so far:

• Types of Information Sources

What you’ve learned so far:

• What you need will depend on

Next Steps

• Go back to Blackboard – complete any additional readings, media viewing, assignments and/or quizzes.

Education

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