5. Wikipedia Woes and Google Gaffs
What did you find interesting about
these articles/video? What does it
have to do with you learning to
research?
Who is responsible for “filtering”
information, you or
Facebook/Google/etc?
Why is it important to support your
argument with valid sources?
Evaluate the website you found.
What did you do to be sure you
found a credible website? How did
you evaluate the information you
found?
A or B. (2015). Planet Money podcast.
http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/12/11/459412925/epis
ode-669-a-or-b
Fortune Video. (2015). Facebook study doesn’t silence filter-
bubble criticism.
http://fortune.com/video/2015/05/08/facebook-study-doesnt-
silence-filter-bubble-criticism/
6. Today I Learned (TIL)
In Reddit people share “headlines” in TIL format
Which resources are “good”
Which resources are “bad”
How do you know?
9. Check for CRAAP
Currency
How recent is the
information?
Can you locate a date
when the resource was
written/created/updated?
Based on your topic, is this
current enough?
Why might the date
matter for your topic?
Guidelines for CRAAP provided by the Bluford Library
10. Check for CRAAP
Relevance
How does this
information relate to
your topic?
Who is the intended
audience?
How does this resource
compare to others you
have looked at?
11. Check for CRAP
Authority
Can you determine who
the author/creator is?
What are their
credentials (education,
affiliation, experience,
etc.)?
Who is the publisher or
sponsor of the
work/site?
Is this publisher/sponsor
reputable
12. Check for CRAAP
Accuracy
Is the information
supported with evidence?
Has the information been
reviewed?
How confident are you that
the content is correct?
13. Check for CRAAP
Purpose/Point of View
Is the content primarily
opinion?
Is the information
balanced or biased?
What is the purpose of
the information? Is it to
inform, teach, sell,
entertain or persuade
14. Which words?
Take a look at these pictures.
What do you see?
Go here and fill in a word to
describe each picture
A
D C
B
15. Keywords are critical!
Sample topic:
What is being done to close the gender gap in
technology related careers in the United States?
First, break the question down into key concepts:
Concept #1: gender gap
Concept #2: technology careers
Concept #3: United States
16. More on keywords…
Expand your list to include synonyms then add
to it once you have done some background
reading.
What is being done to close the gender gap in
technology related careers in the United States?
Gender gap technology careers United States
women
under represented
female equality
STEM
Computer Science
Engineer
America
North America
Maryland
17. Putting it all together…
What is being done to close the gender gap in
technology related careers in the United States?
Gender gap OR women OR female equality
AND
Technology OR STEM OR Computer Science
AND
United States OR America OR North America
Gender gap technology careers United States
women
under represented
female equality
STEM
Computer Science
Engineer
America
North America
Maryland
18. Create keywords
Complete Part 1 of your worksheet
Write your research topic on your worksheet
Pass it to a group member
Group member fills in key concepts and synonyms
Give the worksheet back to the original owner
19. Improve Google
Search Engines
Advanced Google
searching
Duck Duck Go
Cook Library’s Guide to
the Web
Specific Websites
Edutopia
Department of
Education
Child Stats
Remember to check the Subject Guides from the library!
20. Find a website resource!
Use your keywords in Google/Edutopia/etc
Pick the most interesting results
Assess one website with CRAAP on your worksheet
Enter 2 of your results here:
https://padlet.com/lputnam/tsemfa16lutherpadlet
Enter your name, search string, and a link to the website
21. Take a look at the results
Assess the results posted with the CRAAP assessment
on Part 2 of your worksheet
What problems did you have ….
Coming up with keywords?
Searching for a website?
Remember you need to find 3 scholarly websites for
you bibliography assignment!
22. Thanks for listening!
Fill out Part 2 of your paper worksheet
Fill out 3 TIL statements about your library session today
Hand the worksheet in to the librarian
Next library session:
Pre-class reading and prepare for discussion
Use your keywords to find books/articles
23. Questions?
Feel free to contact me:
Laksamee Putnam
lputnam@towson.edu
410.704.3746.
Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
Or any reference librarian:
Visit Cook Library Reference Desk
410.704.2462.
IM – tucookchat