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BIO 101 Information Literacy Lab

BIO 101 Information Literacy Lab. Internet Resources Bankier Library February 2011 Steve Chudnick. Scientific Information. Out On the Internet. Science on the Internet. Reference Materials Primary Literature Secondary Literature Pseudo-science. Science on the Internet. Benefits:

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BIO 101 Information Literacy Lab

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  1. BIO 101 Information Literacy Lab Internet Resources Bankier Library February 2011 Steve Chudnick

  2. Scientific Information Out On the Internet

  3. Science on the Internet • Reference Materials • Primary Literature • Secondary Literature • Pseudo-science

  4. Science on the Internet • Benefits: • Access • Available in numerous formats • Text, Audio, Video, Animations… • Limitations • Must separate the good from the bad • Often difficult to evaluate a source • Information Overload

  5. Internet Sources Where to Search

  6. Search Engines Science-Specific Sites Searching the Web for Science: Wal-Mart Specialty Store

  7. Internet Search Engines • Pros • Familiar interface • Easy to get started with • Tremendous potential for quality results • Cons • Need to thoroughly evaluate your sources • Tendency to take only the first few hits whether relevant or not • Don’t look to other types of resources

  8. Let’s go to the Advanced Search…

  9. Advanced Search:Limiting the Domain .edu or .org

  10. REVIEWCombining Search Terms:For Narrowing and Expanding Results Photosynthesis OR Climate Change Photosynthesis AND Climate Change Photosynthesis NOT Climate Change

  11. Science-Specific Sites • Pros • Created and maintained by subject experts • Someone has narrowed down and organized your search for you… • Cons • Evaluating for quality • Reliance on someone else’s opinions

  12. Three Sites to Find Science Info • Sciencedaily.com (News Stories, other Secondary Source Materials) • Science.gov (Research, Data, Reports) • Google Scholar(Scholarly Materials)

  13. Internet Sources Evaluating Websites

  14. Wikipedia? Reliable or Not? • Who can submit an article? • Who does the editing? • Useful for getting started, but need to verify the information!

  15. Evaluation of Web Resources Must Consider all of the following • Accuracy • Authority • Objectivity • Currency • Coverage • http://ux.brookdalecc.edu/library/5criteria.pdf

  16. The C.R.A.P. Test • Another web evaluation tool • Currency • Reliability • Authority • Purpose/Point of View (Adapted from LOEX 2008 wiki) http://loex2008collaborate.pbworks.com/w/page/18686701/The-CRAP-Test

  17. Review:Evaluate Your Resources Why would you use/not use this article? • Is it at the appropriate level for your assignment? • Is it appropriate material for your target audience? • Is the material presented clearly and free from typographical and factual errors?

  18. Review:Evaluation of a Scientific Paper • What the Pros look for in addition to content… • Are the authors well-known in the scientific community? • Do the authors list their affiliations (i.e., government organization, university)? • Is the Journal or book publisher reputable? • Is a comprehensive list of references included?

  19. Questions and Comments Steve Chudnick schudnick@brookdalecc.edu (732)224-2482

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