Process, Citation, and Sources Research Process, Citation, and Sources

What are we here to learn about? (Objectives) What are the steps to doing good research What Plagiarism is and how to avoid it Where to find trustworthy sources of information

1. What are the steps to doing good research? Where do you begin…

2. Information Seeking Strategies Big Six skills The Big6 is a process model of how people of all ages solve an information problem. 1. Task Definition 1.1 Define the information problem 1.2 Identify information needed 2. Information Seeking Strategies 2.1 Determine all possible sources 2.2 Select the best sources 3. Location and Access 3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically) 3.2 Find information within sources

Big Six skills 4. Use of Information 4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) 4.2 Extract relevant information 5. Synthesis 5.1 Organize from multiple sources 5.2 Present the information 6. Evaluation 6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness) 6.2 Judge the process (efficiency)

2. Giving credit where credit is due

Is this ok to do? Why or why not? Picture title: Plagiarism Caption: (Credit: JUNIOR SCHOLASTIC)

http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/staff/sscd/nat_history/activity4.shtml

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Citing your sources We must “cite” or give credit to the sources (the places we find information) that we use in the papers we write. Plagiarism occurs when we don’t give credit to the people or organizations we get our information from, therefore representing them as our own ideas.

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Words to know Bibliography—a listing of sources that a student used to write his/her essay or report. Citation— the identification of the source of a specific idea or quote. Direct Quote— a quote in which the author uses words from a source exactly as they were written. A direct quote is indicated by putting the words in quotation marks (“ ”). A direct quote must be cited. Indirect Quote— a quote in which an author paraphrases, or puts into his/her own words, an idea from a source. An indirect quote must be cited Works Cited—is the name that MLA gives to a bibliography. It is the last page of an essay or report. It lists all of the sources the student has used in his/her writing

Citing your sources Sources should be noted both within the paper and on a Works Cited page at the end of the paper. This is how it looks if you use a direct quote in the text of your paper: “In 2007, 37 percent of American adults sought medical information from the internet regarding a health problem they were experiencing before consulting a doctor” (Smith 38).

MLA Citation maker For print and websites without citation information at the bottom of the page, you can use a citation maker that will help to put it in the proper format for you. http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php For more tips on how to cite sources go to: http://cm.oslis.org/MLACitations/secondary/

3. Where can you find true information online? Not all information you find on the internet is factual information. There are many trustworthy sources you can use to find valid facts and data.

Databases http://mel.org/ What’s a Database?  A collection of articles from magazines, newspapers and current reference sources like online encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs and pre-screened websites http://mel.org/ Sirs Discover has lots of links, you can listen to the article, reading levels are provided, often has image and video links as well.

kids-InfoBits – people (mel.org) Worldbook Encyclopedia kids (mel.org) Best of all, the MLA style citation is at the bottom of the page. Copy and paste onto your “Works Cited” page

Search Engines www.Bing.com www.dogpile.com http://www.factmonster.com/ Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia www.google.com

Additional Cites for Biographies infoplease – biography http://www.infoplease.com/people.html  Biography.com www.biography.com  

Woodworth Library OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) http://libraries.resa.net/ See our homepage for links in this presentation and more: All Safe Sites    A collection of good, safe web sites for students Compton's Encyclopedia Online   Lookup the topic of your choice on Comptons - Kid safe! MEL Michigan Electronic Library (mel.org) 

Guidelines for Making a Bibliography and Documenting Sources http://lakewoodcityschools.org/UserFiles/file/Harding%20Library%20Documents/MLA%20Style%20Guide%20for%20Middle%20Schools--Guidelines%20for%20Making%20a%20Bibliography%20and%20Documenting%20Sources-DRAFT.pdf Kevin Costello Harding Middle School Librarian Lakewood City Schools October 2008

When writing a research paper: Review When writing a research paper: Use the Big 6 Steps to Research Avoid plagiarism by citing your sources Write down the source of your information on your note cards and a Bibliography or Works Cited page Gather information from a variety of factual sources like books from the library, Databases from MEL (Michigan Electronic Library) and websites that are trustworthy.

  Biography research paper info http://www.middleschool.net/lesspln/englisf/english/eso.htm