CWI: Causes of Conflict CBA Objectives: 1. to utilize basic search strategies on Google 2. to locate primary source documents for your CBA Agenda: 1.Primary vs. Secondary 2.Basic Google Search 3.Google Scholar Date: 04/02/12 HW: Find documents using Google Entry Task: Sit down and log-in to a computer

Primary Sources Original, first-hand account of an event Created at the time of event occurance (or close to it) Factual, original Examples: newspapers/magazines (non-editorial), government records (census & statistics), photographs, drawings, video, recordings, interviews, transcripts, journals (diaries), maps, autobiographies.

Secondary Sources An interpretation or analysis of a primary source Re-telling, or second-hand account, of an event May contain biases, opinions, slants Examples: Biographies, books/newspapers/magazines/documentaries that re-tell, interpret, analyze, comment.

Basic Search Facts A.Predictive Text B.Basic Facts: 1. Words 2. Case Sensitive 3. Punctuation C. Tips for Better Searches 1. Keep it Simple 2. Think how the page you are looking for will be written 3. Few Terms 4. Descriptive Words

Google Scholar Search Find Locate Learn

Saving Information Try a Word Document 1. Copy and Paste the Whole Document 2. Save the URL Be sure to keep all the bibliographic information A pen-drive is best