The Game of Credibility The Credible Sources Project Created by: The Credible Sources Project Created by Educational Technology Network. www.edtechnetwork.com 2009

Identifying Scholarly Sources Controlled Vocabularies Choose Your Category Search Engines Scholarly Articles Identifying Scholarly Sources Controlled Vocabularies Keywords Q.1 Q.1 Q.1 Q.1 Q.1 Q.2 Q.2 Q.2 Q.2 Q.2

Which of the following is a reliable search engine? Google EBSCO Bing Yahoo

What is the Gate-Keeping Process? A process in which you maintain a gate. A process in which information is made easily accessible. A process that filters information. A process that spreads information quickly.

Which of the following are non-scholarly materials? Conference publications Sources without references Academic journals Books

A peer-reviewed journal considered a scholarly source True or False?

Is his belief right or wrong? Mike has a research paper due Dec 20,2016. While conducting his research, he finds a source from 2014. It has an author, publisher, and quotes, however, there are no references. Mike believes this to be a scholarly source. Is his belief right or wrong?

Of the following, which one does not contribute to credibility? Accuracy Relevance Currency Excitement

Controlled vocabularies involve the use of search terms and were created by The Library of Congress True or False?

Say a student is working on a research paper about apes and their behavior. This type of search uses the disciplined category of Biological Anthropology, a subfield of Anthropology that involves the study of the nonhuman primates and their behavior. This subject discipline would be considered an example of a controlled vocabulary. True or False?

You cannot control what goes into a search when using keywords. True or False?

Using keywords is a more flexible method for searching. True or False?