Research

Process, Citation, and Sources

What are we here to learn about?(Objectives)

1. What are the steps to doing good research

2. What Plagiarism is and how to avoid it

3. Where to find trustworthy sources of information

1. What are the steps to doing good research?

Where do you begin…

Big Six skills The Big6 is a process model of how people of all

ages solve an information problem. 1. Task Definition

1.1 Define the information problem1.2 Identify information needed

2. Information Seeking Strategies2.1 Determine all possible sources

2.2 Select the best sources3. Location and Access

3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically)

3.2 Find information within sources

Big Six skills4. Use of Information

4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch)4.2 Extract relevant information

5. Synthesis5.1 Organize from multiple sources

5.2 Present the information6. Evaluation

6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness)6.2 Judge the process (efficiency)

2. Giving credit where credit is

due

Is this ok to do? Why or why not?

Picture title: PlagiarismCaption: (Credit: JUNIOR SCHOLASTIC)

http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/staff/sscd/nat_history/activity4.shtml

Citing your sources

We must “cite” or give credit to the sources (the places we find information) that we use in the papers we write.

Plagiarism occurs when we don’t give credit to the people or organizations we get our information from, therefore representing them as our own ideas.

http://hayroom4.wikispaces.com/Resources

Citing your sources Sources should be noted

both within the paper and on a Works Cited page at the end of the paper.

This is how it looks if you use a direct quote in the text of your paper:

“In 2007, 37 percent of American adults sought medical information from the internet regarding a health problem they were experiencing before consulting a doctor” (Smith 38).

MLA Citation maker For print and websites without citation

information at the bottom of the page, you can use a citation maker that will help to put it in the proper format for you.

http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php

For more tips on how to cite sources go to: http://cm.oslis.org/MLACitations/secondary/

3. Where can you find true information online?

Not all information you find on the internet is factual information.

There are many trustworthy sources you can use to find valid facts and data.

Databases What’s a Database? A collection of

articles from magazines, newspapers and current reference sources like online encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs and pre-screened websites

http://mel.org/ Sirs Discover has lots of links, you can

listen to the article, reading levels are provided, often has image and video links as well.

kids-InfoBits – people (mel.org)

Worldbook Encyclopedia kids (mel.org)

Best of all, the MLA style citation is at the bottom of the page. Copy and paste onto your “Works Cited” page

Search Engines

www.Bing.com

www.dogpile.com

http://www.factmonster.com/ Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia

www.google.com

Additional Cites for Biographies

infoplease – biographyhttp://www.infoplease.com/people.html 

Biography.com www.biography.com

 

Woodworth Library OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) http://libraries.resa.net/ See our homepage for links in this

presentation and more:All Safe Sites   A collection of good, safe web sites for students

Compton's Encyclopedia Online  Lookup the topic of your choice on Comptons - Kid safe!

MEL Michigan Electronic Library (mel.org) 

Guidelines for Making a Bibliography and Documenting Sources http://lakewoodcityschools.org/UserFiles/file/Harding

%20Library%20Documents/MLA%20Style%20Guide%20for%20Middle%20Schools--Guidelines%20for%20Making%20a%20Bibliography%20and%20Documenting%20Sources-DRAFT.pdf

Kevin Costello Harding Middle School Librarian Lakewood City Schools October 2008

ReviewWhen writing a research paper:

Use the Big 6 Steps to Research Avoid plagiarism by citing your sources Write down the source of your information

on your note cards and a Bibliography or Works Cited page

Gather information from a variety of factual sources like books from the library, Databases from MEL (Michigan Electronic Library) and websites that are trustworthy.

 Biography research paper infohttp://www.middleschool.net/lesspln/englisf/english/eso.htm