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INFORMATION SKILLS
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Different Sources of information Different search engines History Resources in the McMahon Library Finding Resources using the library catalogue Plagiarism
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Finding Sources for your History project Encyclopaedias Digital Archives available on line Books Google Scholar Websites
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Encyclopaedias a reference work (such as a book, series of books, Web site, or CD-ROM) that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encyclopediahttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encyclopedia. Meaning ‘General Education’
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Encyclopaedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/ http://www.britannica.com/ Ancient History Encyclopaedia http://www.ancient.eu.com/. http://www.ancient.eu.com/
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Digital archives http://digital.ucd.ie/http://digital.ucd.ie/.
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Google Scholar
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Different Search Engines What is a Search Engine ? A web search engine is a software system that is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_search_enginehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_search_engine.
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Examples of Search Engines Google DuckDuck Go Yahoo Bing
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Searching for Information on the Web Choosing Key Words ‘What were the main characteristics of the Nazi state in Germany 1933-1939’
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Characteristics Nazi State Germany 1933-1939
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Getting Better Search Results ‘And’ broadens search terms ‘OR ‘ ‘Not ‘ Narrow Search terms
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Resources available in the McMahon Library Books
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Atlases Encyclopaedia
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Searching the Library Catalogue
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Plagiarism What is Plagiarism ? The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/pl agiarismhttp://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/pl agiarism.
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Forms of Plagiarism Cutting and pasting text from someone else’s work Copying someone else’s work Copying sections and just changing the odd word or two Referring to sources which you did not use
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Referencing Referencing is acknowledging in detail all the information sources ( e.g. books, webpages) that you used in a project or essay. Referencing a Book Cosgrave, P. (1974) Church Hill At War ALONE 1939-1940. London: Collins Press
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Summary Different sources of information Different search engines History Resources in the McMahon Library Finding Resources using the library catalogue Plagiarism
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Questions ?
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