1. Why is finding good reliable information important Produce reliable information Academic merit Academic success

2. Steps in finding good reliable information Research topic / assignment Read the topic carefully Understand what is required of you (content and instruction [ list, discuss, describe]) Keywords and Boolean Identify the places to search Search process

3. Read the topic Carefully List the colours of the South African flag Describe the colours of the South African flag Discuss the process in developing the South African flag

4. petrol or fuel or electricity Discuss the energy crisis in South Africa challenges or problems ((energy OR petrol OR fuel OR electricity) AND (crisis OR problems) AND (South Africa)) Keywords and Boolean

5. AND / OR ? * AND = Combines 2 or more keywords OR = Synonyms or alternate keywords ? = Wildcard = wom?n = women/woman * = Truncation = child* = child’s children …

6. Information Found in People’s heads Books (print and electronic) Magazines / journals (Print and electronic) Internet / World Wide Web Newspapers

7. Books vs Journals Book deals with one subject Greater depth Outdated Journal It is presumed that you know something of the subject matter Currency Articles are short – variety

8. Training Sessions Catalogue Bibliographic Full Text Internet

9. Catalogue

10. Bibliographic

11. Full Text

12. Identifying good reliable information Author Date of publication Edition or Revision Publisher Title of journal Intended audience Objective reasoning Coverage Writing style (www.library.cornell.edu/olinurus/ref/research/skill26.htm

13. Web site What can the URL tell you? Who wrote the page? Dated / Currency / timely? Is information cited authentic? Does the page have overall integrity and reliability as a source? What’s the bias. Propaganda, misinformation and disinformation

14. Summary Accuracy Authority Currency Objectivity Coverage (www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/reserach /webeval.html

15. Reading and Note Taking Summary Highlight Remember where you got your information from!!!!! Record !!!

16. Writing the Assignment Introduction Body Conclusion

17. Bibliography / List of References Book Cook, K.S. 2007. Social exchange theory. London : Sage. Journal Fry, B. 2008. Fast food that is good for you. Better Nutrition, 70 (2): 63-70. Reference Techniques http://www.uj.ac.za/Default.aspx?alias=www.uj.ac.za/library

18. Plagiarism “Plagiarism is the practice of claiming or implying original authorship of (or incorporating material from) someone else’s written or creative work, in whole or in part, into one’s own without adequate acknowledgement.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism (January 28, 2008)