1. Finding Articles Chisa Uyeki Library 150: Week 5 October 20, 2006 Carlos & Eddie

2. Today’s Class Assignment 1 Thinking critically about information Using the databases to find articles Citing your sources Reading Citations Conclusion Course Evaluations

3. Assignment 1 Can redo: by Wed. Attempt all criteria Citations - precision Journal vs. Article Spectrum- Popular :: Professional :: Scholarly :: Peer-Reviewed

4. Thinking critically Control of Media and Information Power of critical thought Evaluating sources

5. Finding articles by subject The Catalog shows journal, magazines & newspaper we can access it Does Not show the articles in them. To find articles, use a database to: Electronically search for relevant articles Note: the dbases cover more journals than the Library carries

6. Selecting the right Database Commonalities Searching Fields limiting Display Results Print Email Download Differences Subjects Time period covered Items indexed Searching capabilities Citations, abstracts, or full-text

7. Demos Newspaper Databases Scholarly Resources Finding a database by subject/topic Multidisciplinary databases

12. Plagiarism What is plagiarism? Why is it a big deal? Why bother citing sources? Reference List and in the paper Quoting, summarizing, and paraphrasing Citation guides

13. Articles Amar, Vikram Devid. (2004). Adventures in Direct Democracy: The Top Ten Constitutional Lessons from the California Recall Experience. California Law Review 92: 927-958. Heyman, J. D. (2002). Arnie does it! People 60(16): 108-112.

14. Online Newspaper Skelton, G. (2006, Oct 15). Think It Doesn't Matter If You Don't Vote? Think Again. Los Angeles Times. p. S11. Retrieved online October 20, 2006 from Proquest Los Angeles Time database.

15. Books Low, Anthony. (1999). Hamlet and the ghost of purgatory: Intimations of killing the father. English Literary Renaissance 29: 443-467. Alexander, Peter. (1955). Hamlet: father and son. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Amador, J. A. (2003) Climate and climate variability in the Arenal River basin of Costa Rica. In H. F. Diaz and B. J. Morehouse (Ed.s), Climate and water: Transboundary challenges in the Americas (pp. 43-60). Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers.

16. Conclusion Define topic & info need Use tools & have skills to access info effectively and efficiently Evaluate information critically Access & Use info ethically & legally Know when you need help & know where/who to ask

17. Evaluation