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FYS Information Literacy
Tools for Locating Goodish Information
Zack UnderwoodKatelyn Smith
Jonathan Brewster
Search Engines• Easiest form of
research• Available to ALL• 185+ Million Websites• Responds to directions
Pros/Cons-Search EngineCons
• Information may not be scholarly
• Hard to sift through• Advertising
Pros• Easiest form of
locating information• Accessible by
everyone• Fastest form of
searching
Scholarly Peer-Reviewed
• Expert Approved• Very Scholar• Accepted by Science
Community• Most Credible
Research
Double Dip Recession Effects
• Inflation-1. Gas Prices2. Food Prices 3. Real Estate• Tax Raises• Spending
Cuts
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.
Catalogs• Located by
Subject, Author, Title, or keywords
• Available library resources
• WorldCat.org- 10,000+ libraries worldwide
Indexes• Newspapers,
periodicals, and government publications
• Direct to specific articles/reports
• Searchable by author, title, subject, or key terms
Supplementing The Tools• Physical Proof• Library• Interviews
Avoid The Double Dip
• Informs the reader• GlobalPost• Liberal Article• Recent- 2010• Relevent• Micheal Moran-Foreign Affair columnists• Nouriel Roubini-World Class Economist-Professor of
Economics• Economic/Buisness Majors or a politician.
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
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