Junior Research 2006 ACTIVELY read the webpage interfaces for the rules of notice Constantly refine your search vocabulary Understand the criteria of quality for evaluating sources To be successful in these goals you must be able to:

Day 4: Evaluating Periodicals ProQuest Magazines for Libraries Google or other databases To understand the criteria of quality for evaluating periodicals To search ProQuest for scholarly articles To determine the scholarly level of various periodicals To use Google or various databases to ascertain an author’s credentials Sources Goals

Day 7 Activities I.Examine “Criteria of Quality” to evaluate periodicals II.Search for scholarly articles in ProQuest III.Consult Magazines for Libraries to find description of a periodical IV.Search Google or various databases to ascertain the author’s credentials

Rule of Notice: Characteristics of intellectual quality Examine the handout, “Criteria of Quality.” Locate the four levels of intellectual quality:“Criteria of Quality.” 1.Scholarly 2.Substantive 3.Popular 4.Tabloid Notice the examples of each in the bottom row…have you used any substantive periodicals? Popular periodicals?

Rule of Notice: Audience Who is the audience of popular articles? Substantive articles? Scholarly articles? General public are people who have minimal knowledge of a topic; they seek a quick overview Educated public are people who have a special interest in a topic or a hobby; they seek in-depth information Professionals in the field are college students who are majoring in a field of study or experts who have college/graduate degrees in that field; they seek formal, documented research Which level of quality is appropriate for your research paper?

Appropriate articles for your research project The majority of your Works Cited should contain substantive articles You should try to include a scholarly article Generally, you should cite no more than 1-2 popular articles

Rule of Notice: Language The “Criteria of Quality” chart describes language for each level of quality. On the next slide are excerpts from three articles. Examine the language to determine which is scholarly…substantive… popular.

Rule of Notice: Language More teenage drivers are involved in car crashes every year — and more are killed — than any other age group. And the number of deaths is rising, even though overall fatalities of teen drivers and passengers have decreased substantially in the last 25 years. Still, some 6,000 teens die in accidents annually — more than 15 a day. Teens are the least likely age group to use seat belts and the most likely to drink and drive. Results indicated that all adolescent and parent measures of driving limits differed by treatment group at licensure and at 3 months postlicensure. At 6 months, when only adolescent reports were collected, adolescents in the intervention group reported greater restrictions on number of teenaged passengers, use of high-speed roads, weekend night driving, and overall driving. And you thought your mom was bad. Tampa, Fla., resident Donna Graf was so concerned with her 17-year-old son Michael's driving that she launched a national campaign to get irresponsible teen drivers off the streets. Modeled after the How's My Driving? program for truckers and cabbies, Graf's Go-Get-Mom spinoff uses bumper stickers to urge concerned citizens to rat out irresponsible teens.

Rule of Notice: Language More teenage drivers are involved in car crashes every year — and more are killed — than any other age group. And the number of deaths is rising, even though overall fatalities of teen drivers and passengers have decreased substantially in the last 25 years. Still, some 6,000 teens die in accidents annually — more than 15 a day. Teens are the least likely age group to use seat belts and the most likely to drink and drive. –CQ Researcher Results indicated that all adolescent and parent measures of driving limits differed by treatment group at licensure and at 3 months postlicensure. At 6 months, when only adolescent reports were collected, adolescents in the intervention group reported greater restrictions on number of teenaged passengers, use of high-speed roads, weekend night driving, and overall driving. –American Journal of Public Health And you thought your mom was bad. Tampa, Fla., resident Donna Graf was so concerned with her 17-year-old son Michael's driving that she launched a national campaign to get irresponsible teen drivers off the streets. Modeled after the How's My Driving? program for truckers and cabbies, Graf's Go-Get-Mom spinoff uses bumper stickers to urge concerned citizens to rat out irresponsible teens. –USA Today Substantive Scholarly Popular

Rule of Notice: Publisher The “Criteria of Quality” chart specifies that publishers of substantive and popular periodicals are commercial. That is, their main purpose is to make a profit. Who publishes scholarly periodicals? To share research within their field of interest What is their main purpose? Professional organizations/associations

Rule of Notice: Publication Using the “Title Index” in Magazines for Libraries, you can locate a description of each periodical cited in our teen driving excerpts: CQ Researcher: this weekly publication covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more. American Journal of Public Health: the official journal of the American Public Health Association. Articles cover the many facets of public health and they are original research and peer-reviewed. This journal is probably the first source most people would use for information on this subject. USA Today: national newspaper for busy people who want to read the news in brief Tip: the title index refers to entry number, not page number

Rule of Notice: Limit to scholarly Insert screen shot Using ProQuest’s Basic Search, see how you can limit your search to scholarly articles before you search:

Rule of Notice: Limit to scholarly Using ProQuest’s Advanced Search, see how you can limit your search to scholarly articles after you search: Insert screen shot

Rule of Notice: Document type Popular publications can include substantive articles if the articles are sufficient in length/research to discuss the topic in-depth…

Rule of Notice: Document type In ProQuest Advanced Search On line 1, input your keywords/subject On line 2, input either “feature” or “cover story” and select “document type” from the dropdown menu

Rule of Notice: Document type

Rule of Notice: Author credentials Check the top or bottom of your article to see if there is a blurb about the author’s background Click the author’s name in your ProQuest article to see what topics or where else (other publications) the author has written “Google” your author (input name in quotation marks) and topic to see what is on the web about him/her

Summary: Rules of Notice Audience Language Publisher Publication Limit to Scholarly Document Type Author Credentials

EasyBib Magazine and newspaper articles Scholarly articles (select “Journal”) Consult EasyBib Tip Sheet to correctly citeEasyBib Tip Sheet