Tag Archives: information_evaluation

Notes from today, and reading/blogging for Monday, April 16

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Anne Leonard

Today we discussed some research writing strategies, and then moved on to discussion of the Grimmelmann and Fister articles, and why to evaluate information in all types of media. Slides from today are available here. I’ll be close to email … Continue reading →

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Notes from today, and reading & homework for Wednesday, April 4

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Anne Leonard

Today we discussed how to evaluate information and crowdsourced evaluation criteria for web content; here is the proof. The final criteria we determined in class are the following: authenticity objectivity scholarly merit date of publication Your research paper outline is … Continue reading →

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Notes from today, and reading and blogging assignments for Monday, April 2

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Anne Leonard

Today we discussed strategies for locating articles in the library’s subscription databases. I hope you found some useful information sources while you searched, and don’t forget that you should continue to develop your list of Works Cited, even if you’ve … Continue reading →

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