Evaluating Information slide show with sample outcomes and simple sample assignment. Notes included for each slide.

1. EVALUATING INFORMATION

2. ASSIGNMENT
Psychology 289
You will be conducting some research into common types of
psychological research.
This is a 2 part assignment.
 Part 1: Through your research you will be able to have a clear idea of
at least 2 types of research conducted by those working in the field
of psychology. You will use both the internet and scholarly
databases to define and describe the type of research and provide
an example of that research.
 Part 2: Library Assignment- You will write a 2 page reflection about
your research process describing:
 Your original information need. Explain your search strategy.
 The resources you chose and why.
 The differences in the types of information sources you found.

3. OBJECTIVES
At the end of this session:
Determine what type of information need you have.
 You will know how to apply evaluation criteria to
internet sources as well as academic sources.
 Will be able to judge which type of information
source is the best given the information need.

4. INFORMATION NEEDS
General Information:
Consumer Information:
Academic Information:
Business Information:
Others??
What type of information need do you have to complete the given assignment?

5. ASSIGNMENT
Show assignment again here. Ask students to identify in the
assignment what exactly are the information needs for this
assignment.

6. WHERE IS THE FIRST PLACE WE ALL
START??

7. TOO MUCH AND UNFILTERED
You are in charge of filtering your search results by
applying criteria.
Authority/Autho
rCurrency
Relevancy
Publisher

8. Authority
 Is the author identified?
 Is this person an expert in
their field?
 What are their affiliations?
Currency
 Is it recent enough for my
topic?
 The information includes the
date?
 When was the website last
updated?
Relevancy
 Is it appropriate for my
information need?
 Why was it written?
Entertainment,
Information, Satire.
 Does it answer my
question?
Publisher
 Who is the publisher?
 Who sponsored the web site?
 Is it an academic publisher?-
Oxford Press,
 What is the publisher’s interests?
 Is it written to a certain
audience?

9. PRACTICE WHAT YOU LEARNED

10. REVIEW
At the end of this session:
Determine what type of information need you have.
 You will know how to apply evaluation criteria to
internet sources as well as academic sources.
 Will be able to judge which type of information
source is the best given the information need.

11. WRAP-UP
3 X5 Card
1. Write one idea or concept that was made more clear to you or was new
information.
2. Write one idea or concept that is still fuzzy or you’d like to learn more
about.
Reflection
Complete the reflection and turn that into the librarian by submitting it via
Blackboard.
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