Sec 1Computer Studies

Lesson 3, 2009Online Information Sourcing

Evaluating SourcesAuthorityPurposeRecencyScope

Target Audience

Evaluate This Sitehttp://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7398/105

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Evaluate This Sitehttp://www.rythospital.com/nano

docs/

Evaluate This Sitehttp://iwr.com/becalmd

Evaluate This Sitehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_ph

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PlagiarismEasy to detect with search engines!

Simple “phrase search” Check http://www.plagiarism.com

Exercise 4

http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eistd/http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eistd/practice.htmlpractice.html

Exercise 5: Plagiarism

http://21cif.info/rkitp/challenge/v1n8/http://21cif.info/rkitp/challenge/v1n8/plagiarism_index.swfplagiarism_index.swf

Exercise 6: Copyright

http://21cif.info/rkitp/challenge/v1n8/copyright.swfhttp://21cif.info/rkitp/challenge/v1n8/copyright.swf

TodayEvaluating sources

Preventing plagiarismAny questions?

Adapted from GE IRS workshop on “Information Sourcing and Searching”, RGS and “21st Century Information Literacy”, IMSA http://21cif.imsa.edu/