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PDE session 3 Feb 16
- 1. Finding information: different resources http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/your-study/library-and-it-support BA/BSC Product Design Feb 2016
- 2. Today we will look at.. • Finding information • Evaluating information
- 3. More to life than Google • Explore the resources you have been given • Choose your favourite • Prepare a short presentation • Include: • What is it? • Useful/interesting features • Limitations • How you could use this resource in your studies
- 4. Evaluating information Imagine you are writing an essay on Robots Have a look at the 4 items that you have been given and consider the following: • Which item is the most relevant to your essay? • Which item would be no use? • Which item has the most academic authority? • Are any of the items biased? • Which item is the most current?
- 5. • Authority • Relevance • Intent • Objectivity • Currency Evaluating information
- 6. Need further help? Your Librarian is: Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk
Editor's Notes
- Welcome Intros Lots of group work etc
- Finding information: different resources Evaluating information
- We’ve looked at the fun resources, now we’re going to look at more traditional resources…… Divide class into group and hand out worksheet and 4x items. Discuss. No right or wrong answers. All items found by doing a search on Robots. Which item is most relevant: Journal Article: specialist journal of robots and robotics Book: broad overview of robots and robotology Website Which item would be no use: Newspaper Article from the Sun Website Which item has the most academic authority: Journal Article: peer-reviewed, citations and ref list, biography of authors, etc Book: author has some academic authority (back cover blurb) Are any of the items bias: Newspaper article could be depending on the subject Websites can also show bias if created for specific purpose Also be aware of trade journals that have adverts Which item is the most current: Journal article: Dec 2009 Book: 1984 Newspaper article: Nov 2004 Website: Jan 2016 Would need to continue search.
- Authority : Who is the author? What is their knowledge base/qualifications? How have they carried out their research? Relevance : Is this what I need? Will it answer my question? Is it at the right level? Intent : What is the purpose of information e.g. financial gain, propaganda, academic etc? Objectivity : Balanced view? Opposing views represented? Links to supporting information? Currency: How old is this information? When was it last updated and by whom?