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FYS Information Literacy

FYS Information Literacy. Tools for Locating Goodish Information. Zack Underwood. Jonathan Brewster. Katelyn Smith. Search Engines. Easiest form of research Available to ALL 185+ Million Websites Responds to directions. Pros/Cons-Search Engine. Cons Information may not be scholarly

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FYS Information Literacy

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  1. FYS Information Literacy Tools for Locating Goodish Information Zack Underwood Jonathan Brewster Katelyn Smith

  2. Search Engines • Easiest form of research • Available to ALL • 185+ Million Websites • Responds to directions

  3. Pros/Cons-Search Engine Cons • Information may not be scholarly • Hard to sift through • Advertising Pros • Easiest form of locating information • Accessible by everyone • Fastest form of searching

  4. Scholarly Peer-Reviewed • Expert Approved • Very Scholar • Accepted by Science Community • Most Credible Research

  5. Double Dip Recession Effects • Inflation- 1. Gas Prices2. Food Prices 3. Real Estate • Tax Raises • SpendingCuts

  6. Electronic Databases • Reliable, detailed, information on a specific subject. • Full-text entries from popular sources. • Some are free and available to the public. • Many only subscription based. • Able to access some of these databases through Marshall’s libraries.

  7. Catalogs • Located by Subject, Author, Title, or keywords • Available library resources • WorldCat.org- 10,000+ libraries worldwide

  8. Indexes • Newspapers, periodicals, and government publications • Direct to specific articles/reports • Searchable by author, title, subject, or key terms

  9. Supplementing The Tools • Physical Proof • Library • Interviews

  10. Avoid The Double Dip • Informs the reader • GlobalPost • Liberal Article • Recent- 2010 • Relevent • Micheal Moran-Foreign Affair columnists • NourielRoubini-World Class Economist-Professor of Economics • Economic/Buisness Majors or a politician.

  11. The Penguins Dictionary of Economics • Reference For Economic Definitions • Penguin Group Publishers • Alphabetical • Timeless • Graham Bannock-professional economist and consultant • Robert E. Baxter-Investment Adviser Representative • Evan Davis- Economist at Institute of Fiscal Studies

  12. Investopedia.com • Cory Janssen-Degrees in FinanceForbes Inc • Forbes is well known for financial info. • Positive purpose in providing information • Yes, shows sources • Yes, Forbes Inc reviews all sources • No bias, just facts • It is up-to-date and it’s appropriate to the topic, because it deals with finances and the economy

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