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Literature Searching Skills
HOW TO CRITICALLY SOURCE FOR RELEVANT & CREDIBLE MATERIALS TO WORK WITH
By Mayowa Odunnaike MSc., MPhil, MIBS
ALBERIONE INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION EDUCATION
Online Journalism Diploma Programme
COURSE TITLE: Internet Research
COURSE CODE: OJ203
Identify & Refine your Topic
Sample Assignment:
Find an area of interest and write an in-depth, research report (4-6
pages) that investigates a significant issue within that discipline.
Brainstorm several interesting subjects. Refine those subjects
into one topic by listing keywords, similar words or phrases,
and broader and narrower words.
Sample Topic:
“What effect does television
have on the eating habits
of children
Keywords & Related Words:
Television (view related words)
eating habits (view related words)
children (view related words)
ERIC has one of the
most comprehensive
thesaurus’ available
What information do you need?
1. Do you need facts, figures, statistics?
• View Statistical Databases
2. Do you need a general overview of the topic?
• World Almanac and Encyclopedia
3. Does your information need to be very
current?
• Learn how to limit your searches by year
4. How in-depth does your research need to be?
• Try to use at least 1 source per page for you
assignment. Example: If you are writing a 10
page paper, use 10 scholarly sources.
• You will actually need to find more sources than
you will end up using. If you need to use 10
sources, you should initially gather 15-20.
5. Do you need to consider different or
conflicting points of view?
• Try LexisNexis Reference sources
(click Reference > Polls & Surveys)
Search Strategies
Improve your Search Results
Use Boolean operators in all online databases (including
Google) to improve the relevancy of your results.
1. Use encyclopedias, almanacs and dictionaries to find background
information on your topic
• Consult the Kinds of Information Chart
• Browse books in your subject (CBU uses the Library of Congress
system. In this outline, the letters are specific areas of the library
where you will find books on your subject)
2. Use the library’s many databases to find in-depth
information in books and journals
• Online Research Databases (articles & journals)
• WebCat Catalog (books & AV)
Evaluate your information
• Everything that is written has at least some bias
or point-of-view. You need to evaluate how much
that bias affects the content of the article or
website.
– Who is the author?
• Did the author have any authority in what they
wrote? What credentials do they have?
– Why was the article written?
• Many articles and websites were written to
present specific arguments or theories. Make
sure you know if the information you are using
was written for a specific purpose.
– Where was it published?
• Was it published in a peer-reviewed, scholarly,
or otherwise authoritative journal? Or, merely
on someone’s personal website?
– When was it published?
• Obvious, yes. But, make sure that the website
you use is not outdated.
Learn how to
identify scholarly
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Basic internet research methods

  • 1. Literature Searching Skills HOW TO CRITICALLY SOURCE FOR RELEVANT & CREDIBLE MATERIALS TO WORK WITH By Mayowa Odunnaike MSc., MPhil, MIBS ALBERIONE INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION EDUCATION Online Journalism Diploma Programme COURSE TITLE: Internet Research COURSE CODE: OJ203
  • 2. Identify & Refine your Topic Sample Assignment: Find an area of interest and write an in-depth, research report (4-6 pages) that investigates a significant issue within that discipline. Brainstorm several interesting subjects. Refine those subjects into one topic by listing keywords, similar words or phrases, and broader and narrower words. Sample Topic: “What effect does television have on the eating habits of children Keywords & Related Words: Television (view related words) eating habits (view related words) children (view related words) ERIC has one of the most comprehensive thesaurus’ available
  • 3. What information do you need? 1. Do you need facts, figures, statistics? • View Statistical Databases 2. Do you need a general overview of the topic? • World Almanac and Encyclopedia 3. Does your information need to be very current? • Learn how to limit your searches by year 4. How in-depth does your research need to be? • Try to use at least 1 source per page for you assignment. Example: If you are writing a 10 page paper, use 10 scholarly sources. • You will actually need to find more sources than you will end up using. If you need to use 10 sources, you should initially gather 15-20. 5. Do you need to consider different or conflicting points of view? • Try LexisNexis Reference sources (click Reference > Polls & Surveys)
  • 4. Search Strategies Improve your Search Results Use Boolean operators in all online databases (including Google) to improve the relevancy of your results. 1. Use encyclopedias, almanacs and dictionaries to find background information on your topic • Consult the Kinds of Information Chart • Browse books in your subject (CBU uses the Library of Congress system. In this outline, the letters are specific areas of the library where you will find books on your subject) 2. Use the library’s many databases to find in-depth information in books and journals • Online Research Databases (articles & journals) • WebCat Catalog (books & AV)
  • 5. Evaluate your information • Everything that is written has at least some bias or point-of-view. You need to evaluate how much that bias affects the content of the article or website. – Who is the author? • Did the author have any authority in what they wrote? What credentials do they have? – Why was the article written? • Many articles and websites were written to present specific arguments or theories. Make sure you know if the information you are using was written for a specific purpose. – Where was it published? • Was it published in a peer-reviewed, scholarly, or otherwise authoritative journal? Or, merely on someone’s personal website? – When was it published? • Obvious, yes. But, make sure that the website you use is not outdated. Learn how to identify scholarly journals