Rossberg Info Cycle
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How information gets around…
How did you find out who became
our 44th President?
Radio & TV & Internet – immediate coverage
Newspapers – day after event
Magazines – in the weeks following
Scholarly journal articles – in the months following
Books – through the years to come
The Information Cycle – (adapted from PennState University Libraries online tutorial at www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/infocycle/infocycle.html, 5-26-04)
Event
For the Sciences, however…
Reverse it
Radio & TV & Internet
Newspapers
MagazinesScholarly
journal articles
Books
Research
Conferences & Professional
Society Meetings
The Information Cycle in the Sciences
Peer-reviewed Written by a scholar or a researcher Written for academia Full documentation Original or primary research
Popular Written for general public Written by reporters or free-lance writers No or minimal documentation No original research- secondary literature
Peer-reviewed vs. Popular
CURRENCY: When was it updated?
AUTHORITY: Who wrote it and WHY?
CONTENT: Is it more than a brochure?
DOCUMENTATION: Does it support its facts?
What is a Domain?What is a Domain?Part of a web address indicating the origin of a website
For-profit entityEducational institutionNon-profit entityUS governmentState governmentOutside USPrivate server
www.espn.comlibrary.ucok.eduwww.sierraclub.orgwww.fda.govwww.health.state.ok.uswww.bbc.co.ukpages.prodigy.net
.com.edu.org.gov
.ok.us
.co.uk.net
Author/SponsorExampleDomain
