On Monday 11/7 we’ll move into a discussion of the evaluation of sources in any format and why to evaluate. We’ll also play an evaluation game.
Please read the following two articles:
Fister, B. (2003). The devil in the details: Media representation of ritual abuse and evaluation of sources. SIMILE: Studies in Media and Information Literacy Education, 3(2), 1-14.
Grimmelman, J. (2008/2009). The Google dilemma. New York Law School Law Review, 53, 939-950.
DUE: Annotated bibliography
Please follow the guidelines for the annotated bibliography, and include a more focused research question at the top of the document. I prefer to receive your assignments as email attachments in .doc, .docx, or .rtf format, though you can turn a paper copy in at the beginning of class.
As you search for (and find!) sources for the bibliography and research paper, don’t forget about all of your options via the A-Z list on the library’s website. When you are in any EBSCO database, you can cross-search across several at once by clicking the Choose Databases link at the top of the advanced search screen. Try some other databases, including Science Direct, JSTOR or Project Muse for scholarly articles, and Lexis-Nexis for newspapers. For background information on your topic, try Gale Virtual Reference Library or Oxford Reference Online Premium.
Slides from today are available here.
Have a good weekend!
~Prof. L.
