SPC 2608 Lecture 9: Chapter 7 - Gathering Materials
29 Jan 2016
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Think about what you know about the topic first. Catalogue library: list of books, periodicals, and other resources owned by the. Reference works: uf has an online catalogue, works that synthesize large amounts of related information, examples: Easy to access a wide range of online material: academic databases: The best place to find scholarly research. Abstracts: the summary of a magazine or journal article, do not cite only the abstract. Specialized resources: virtual libraries, government resources, wikipedia. Reliability is questionable compared to traditional encyclopedias. It"s a good place to start, but not to end. Do not cite wikipedia, use it to find other resources. Check the: authorship, sponsorship, recent publication. If no one claims it then it may not be too reliable. Be careful to keep track of what is quotations and what is your own words. Distinguish direst quotes, paraphrased material, and your own words.
