DO NOW: Identify two advantages of using the internet to search for information Identify two disadvantages of using the internet to search for information

AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet?

Q. What makes a source credible? AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet? Q. What makes a source credible? Seals of Approval Academic Journals Peer Reviewed Journals Academics in the same field confirm the information Primary Sources Government Documents Treated as valid if from trusted governments Verified Databases Academic search engines Reviewed by researchers and librarians Q. What about newspapers and magazines?

Q. Can the URL help identify credible sources? AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet? Q. Can the URL help identify credible sources? Is it a .com, .net, .edu, .gov? .edu and .gov have more credibility Example: Eurodocs - http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page This is from the BYU Library Even with .edu, check the source Universities allow individuals to have their own webpages Example: Internet Modern History Sourcebook http://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/

Library Webpage  Brooklyn Public Library AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet? Credible Sources: Library Webpage  Brooklyn Public Library Search Engines  EBSCO, JSTOR Research Links (by Subject)  Internet History Sourcebook  Eurodocs

Q. How should the search begin? AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet? Q. How should the search begin? Broader Draw two lines on a piece of paper so there are three rows. Label the rows like so War Topic World War One France Write a search term for your assignment in the middle row. Narrower First World War, 1914-1918 Triple Entente Primary Sources

Databases: Go to Bklyn Public Library Learning Resources AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet? Databases: Go to Bklyn Public Library Learning Resources Academic Search Premier - EBSCO Peer Reviewed Articles Opposing Viewpoints World History: The Modern Era ABC-CLIO

Other Useful Sources GALE JSTOR Acadmic Search Engine for students AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet? Other Useful Sources GALE Acadmic Search Engine for students JSTOR Extensive amount of articles from academic journals