HLTH 2002RUDEBOCK

YOUR ASSIGNMENT:FIND 4 ARTICLES OVER A WOMAN’S HEALTH ISSUE OF WHICH 3

MUST BE FROM ACADEMIC SOURCES

TYPE GOOGLE.COM INTO YOUR WEB BROWSER

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?Part of a web address indicating the origin of a website

For-profit entity

Educational institution

Non-profit entity

US government

State government

Outside US

Private server

www.espn.com

library.ucok.edu

www.sierraclub.org

www.fda.gov

www.health.state.ok.us

www.bbc.co.uk

pages.prodigy.net

.com

.edu

.org

.gov

.ok.us

.co.uk

.net

Author/SponsorExampleDomain

Radio & TV & Internet

Newspapers

MagazinesScholarly

journal articles

Books

Research

Conferences & Professional

Society Meetings

The Information Cycle in the Sciences

PEER-REVIEWED/REFERRED

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

THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND…

Just because your article is from peer-reviewed journal…

•It’s not always a research article•Research is never “over”•If mentioned in pop lit article– Biased?

DOUBLE-CHECKING PEER-REVIEWED Ulrich’s Periodical Directory

“Find Articles (Databases)”

Gives information about serials

Does NOT provide articles

Use journal not article name when searching