The document outlines research goals for evaluating sources in an academic setting, specifically focusing on distinguishing between source types and composing citations. It emphasizes criteria for credibility, such as the author's qualifications and the publication's nature, alongside examples of different citation formats. Learning outcomes include enhancing students' ability to assess sources effectively and navigate academic databases.

1. Evaluating and Using Sources Stephen Francoeur Newman Library Baruch College 4 November 2009 Research Survey to Determine the Mobility of Physicians in the Chicago Area Being Conducted at the University of Chicago with the Aid of Forty [40] National Youth Administration Employees . N.d. New York Public Library. NYPL Digital Gallery . Web. 4 November 2009. <http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1260389>.

2. Learning Goals Students will be able to: Evaluate sources based on multiple, relevant criteria Distinguish between source types by analyzing source citations Compose citations for online sources

3. Books Search the Library Catalog

4. Articles Search a database, such as: Academic Search Complete LexisNexis Academic Opposing Viewpoints

5. Search Basics BAD IDEA purpose of a college education BETTER IDEA purpose AND college education BEST IDEA (purpose OR goal) AND college education

6. Evaluating Sources Date of publication Scholarly vs. popular Credibility of author

7. Scholarly-Popular Continuum Scholarly Popular

8. Scholarly Journals Audience = fellow scholars Long articles Bibliographies Jargon Peer reviewed Magazines and Newspapers Audience = everyday readers Short articles No bibliographies Everyday language Not peer reviewed

9. Credibility Google the author to learn if author: Teaches on this topic? Written more than once on the topic? Has degrees related to the topic? Works in a field related to the topic?

10. Available at the Library

11. Sample Citations Schrecker, Ellen. Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America . Boston: Little, Brown, 1998. Print. Schrecker, Ellen. “McCarthyism: Political Repression and the Fear of Communism.” Social Review 71:4 (2004), 1041-1086. Print. Thatcher, Margaret. “My Cozy Cottage.” Ladies Home Journal (September 19, 2001), 45-46. Print.

12. Citing Websites Using MLA Purdue OWL http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ “Do Professors Matter?” http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/10/30/katopes

13. How Was It? What are three things I learned about research today that I didn’t already know? What is one thing about research that we should have covered or that I’m still unclear about?