A basic research process for anything, including crap detection, avoiding plagiarism, and more!

1. SEARCH, EVALUATE,CITE
How to Research Anything
. . . Plus CRAP Detection
Benton Library Media Center
Created by Melissa Corey
Saturday, October 9, 2010

2. FOLLOW ALONG
bentonlibrary.org -> LibGuides -> Social Studies LibGuides
Saturday, October 9, 2010

3. RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
SEARCH
EVALUATE
CITE
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
Saturday, October 9, 2010

4. RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
nst orm
brai
SEARCH
EVALUATE
CITE
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
Saturday, October 9, 2010

5. RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
nst orm
brai
SEARCH
EVALUATE
CITE
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
Saturday, October 9, 2010

6. RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
nst orm
brai
SEARCH
keywords
EVALUATE
CITE
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
Saturday, October 9, 2010

7. RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
nst orm
brai
SEARCH
keywords
EVALUATE
CITE
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
Saturday, October 9, 2010

8. RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
nst orm
brai
SEARCH
keywords
start over
EVALUATE
CITE
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
Saturday, October 9, 2010

9. RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
nst orm
brai
SEARCH
keywords
start over
EVALUATE
CITE
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
Saturday, October 9, 2010

10. RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
nst orm
brai
SEARCH
keywords
start over
EVALUATE
avoid plagiarism
CITE
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
Saturday, October 9, 2010

11. RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?
nst orm
brai
SEARCH
keywords
start over
EVALUATE
avoid plagiarism
CITEflect
Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
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“Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
“Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed
Saturday, October 9, 2010

12. BRAINSTORMING/KEYWORDS
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/nashhistory
Saturday, October 9, 2010

13. SEARCH OPTIONS
bentonlibrary.org
POWERSEARCH
Search all of the library’s
databases . . . at once.
SWEETSEARCH
Like Google, but better. Pre-
screened, accurate links.
Saturday, October 9, 2010

14. EVALUATE THE C.R.A.P.
CURRENCY
RELIABILITY
AUTHORITY
PURPOSE
Images: “TP” by bathroomdiva via Flickr under a CC-license.
Saturday, October 9, 2010

15. CURRENCY
Is the information up-to-date?
Does the website
present new information?
Can you tell when the
information was published?
Images: “#1 New MacBook” by Mikael Miettinen via Flickr under a CC-license.
“2009-07-09 What Day Is It?” by RG of CS-taking a bit of a break via Flickr under a CC-license.
Saturday, October 9, 2010

16. RELIABILITY
Is the information verifiable elsewhere?
Is the information
backed by sources?
Is the information
relevant to your topic?
Images: “IT everywhere #31” by Paul the Wine Guy via Flickr under a CC-license.
“Smack in the middle” by ogimogi via Flickr under a CC-license.
Saturday, October 9, 2010

17. AUTHORITY
Is the website backed by experts?
Can you determine the
authors of the website?
Is there an organization
backing the website?
Image: “Man vs. Power” by theqspeaks via Flickr under a CC-license.
Saturday, October 9, 2010

18. PURPOSE
Is the website commerical
or non-commercial?
Is there a clear bias
for a single viewpoint?
Is the information presented
objectively (when needed)?
Image: “dot com” by Thomas Hawk via Flickr under a CC-license.
“Load or unload” by Pulpolux !!! via Flickr under a CC-license.
Saturday, October 9, 2010

19. AVOID PLAGIARISM
Saturday, October 9, 2010

20. AVOID PLAGIARISM
paste
&
’t copy
don
Saturday, October 9, 2010

21. AVOID PLAGIARISM
paste
&
’t copy
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22. AVOID PLAGIARISM
paste
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’t copy
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cite
Saturday, October 9, 2010

23. AVOID PLAGIARISM
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put i
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cite
Saturday, October 9, 2010

24. CITING YOUR SOURCES
bentonlibrary.org
Saturday, October 9, 2010