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- 1. Digital Print Resources Introduction Onlinenewspapers E-zines and online magazines Talk About It Your Turn Tech Tool in this presentation • Google News
- 2. Introduction Writing a goodresearch paper is like being a savvy detective. You have to analyze and synthesize information from a variety of sources and then decide which information can be trusted.
- 3. Introduction As an onlineresearcher, you must find trustworthy digital print resources to use in your writing. Digital print resources can be • Online magazine articles • Digital editions of newspapers • Online journal articles
- 4. Online newspapers Almost everymajor newspaper today has an online edition in addition to the print edition. Digital editions of newspapers are excellent resources because they offer interactive charts and graphs the option to e-mail the author frequent updates
- 5. Online newspapers Additional featuresprovide opportunities for fuller understanding of a story. Online newspapers include searchable archives multimedia content links to related content
- 6. Research Tip Online newspapers Use the following questions to evaluate each digital newspaper you use in your research. • Who is the author of this article? What are his or her qualifications? Is there a way to contact him or her? • What institution publishes this article? Is that institution reliable? • Is the source site current and updated regularly? • Is the information presented objectively, without bias?
- 7. Online newspapers You canuse an online newspaper to search for information that you need to find. For example, you can search for articles about rock climbing by using the online newspaper’s search field.
- 8. Research Tip Online newspapers Many national newspapers archive articles online as far back as the early 1980s. Some will allow you to search for even older articles and will e-mail you copies for a small fee. For example, here is the archive search screen from the Chicago Tribune.
- 9. Tech Tool: GoogleNews Google News is a Web site that catalogues recent news articles from 4,500 news sites all over the world. You can browse articles organized by region, topic, or popularity, or you can use the site’s search features.
- 10. Tech Tool: GoogleNews You can locate articles relating to your research topic by entering keywords and clicking Search News.
- 11. Tech Tool: GoogleNews Google News includes a timeline feature that displays articles chronologically. You can access this feature by selecting News archive search from the home page. Then enter your keywords and click Show Timeline.
- 12. Tech Tool: GoogleNews Here are the Google News timeline search results for “rock climbing.” The results are grouped by year-span and arranged from oldest to newest. You can use this feature to analyze how your research topic has changed over time.
- 13. E-zines and onlinemagazines You can also use e-zines and online magazines as sources for research. An e-zine is a magazine that caters to a niche or special interest and is published electronically, especially on the Internet. An online magazine is electronic in form and is usually a version of a magazine that is also published in print.
- 14. E-zines and onlinemagazines Print magazines differ from e-zines and online magazines. Print magazines E-zines / Online magazines In-depth analysis Searchable database Linear content Frequent updates Deeper narrative Bookmarking Search box Extended content RSS feeds Interactivity Re-readable format Video Podcasts Many photos Blogrolls (links to blogs) Message boards/forums Reporter blog/reader comment
- 15. E-zines and onlinemagazines You can look at both e-zines and online magazines when you are doing your research. Rock and Ice is an e-zine about rock and ice climbing. Outside is an online magazine about outdoor recreation.
- 16. E-zines and onlinemagazines NewsLink is an online database of online newspapers, magazines, radio shows, and television broadcasts. You can use NewsLink to search for online magazines relevant to your research topic.
- 17. E-zines and onlinemagazines Your search can yield articles that will provide essential information.
- 18. Conclusion In this lesson,you have looked at several kinds of digital print resources: Online newspapers and archives Different ways to search for news, including Google News Online magazines and e-zines These resources can help you with your research projects by providing up-to-date information, the ability to search archives, and details in a more interactive format.
- 19. Talk About It Discussthese questions with your classmates. 1. Do you read any news Web sites, online magazines, or e-zines regularly? If so, which ones? 2. How do the similarities and differences among online magazines, e-zines, and print magazines relate to your needs as a researcher? 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of searching for and reading online text as opposed to printed text? 4. How could you use the timeline feature of Google News to help you in your research?
- 20. Your Turn You havebeen assigned a research project on the risks involved in extreme sports. Describe ways that you could use each of the following types of resources to get information on this topic. • an online newspaper • an online magazine or e-zine • Google News
- 21. Your Turn: PossibleResponses • I could search one of my city’s online newspapers or the online newspaper of a city in which extreme sports events are probably held. • I could use NewsLink to find online magazines about extreme sports and then search each magazine’s Web site for articles about the risks of extreme sports. • I could plug the keywords extreme sports risk into the Google News search to find current articles. I could also do a timeline search to find out how risks have changed over time.
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