Anika Pigott

Information Literacy
Assignment 1

a) List the keywords you used to find the articles

Privacy

b) Identify the database you used.

The CCBC Library database

c) Why did you choose this database?

I chose this database because it has the options to help narrow my

search

d) Cite DB article 1 in APA or MLA format

MACHANAVAJJHALA, ASHWIN, and DANIEL KIFER. "Designing Statistical
Privacy For Your Data." Communications Of The ACM 58.3 (2015): 58-67.
Business Source Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2015. (MLA Format)
e) Cite DB article 2 in APA or MLA format
TUCKER, CATHERINE E. "Social Networks, Personalized Advertising, And
Privacy Controls." Journal Of Marketing Research (JMR) 51.5 (2014): 546-562.
Business Source Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2015. (MLA Format)
f) Insert a screen print of the search results to show you filtered to only review
scholarly articles

2. Search the Internet to find a current event article on the same topic.
The article must be current (no more than 30 days old) and from a
reputable source. Some recommended sites are zdnet.com,
techcrunch.com, technology sections of CNN, BBC, NY Times, and
Economist.
a) Write a paragraph summarizing the article in 3-4 sentences. Include the title of
the article

The article Snapchat Responds to Chatter About Privacy Policy

Change is about the confusion among Snapchat app users about the
privacy policy change recently made. There were rumors circulating
that the app can now keep every picture and message sent in between
its users. They addressed the issue by stating that the users still have
privacy and control over their content.

b) Cite Internet article 1 in APA or MLA format

Kulkarni, Nitish. "Snapchat Responds to Chatter About Privacy Policy Change."
Techcrunch.com. N.p., 1 Nov. 2015. Web. 29 Nov. 2015

3. a) List the keywords you used to do the search

Privacy
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b) Cite Internet article 2 in APA or MLA format

Herberger, Carl. "National U.S. Privacy Laws Are Needed." Techcrunch.com.

N.p., 30 Oct. 2015. Web. 29 Nov. 2015. (MLA Format)

c) Run the same search (using the same keywords) on two different search engines.
Identify the search engines you used
I used the search engines Google and Bing
d) Create a table to compare the results from the two search engines was one
search engine better than the other, why, how. How many search results did you
receive? Etc
Google
Bing
Search Results = About
Search Results = 4,610,000,000
4,670,000,000 results
results
Has more results, includes whats in
Has less results, gives many websites
the news about privacy
for the definition of privacy but not
that many articles on the topic
Is better than Bing because it has
Needs improvement on search
more components such as apps,
results, but does include related
books, search tools, etc
searches
4. TRAAP your sources.
Evaluate the Internet article you found in step 2 by answering the following
questions:
a) Time when was it written? Has it been updated?
It was written on November 1, 2015. It has not been updated
b) Relevance does it relate to your topic or answer your question?
It relates to my topic on privacy
c) Authority who is/are the author(s)? Are they qualified to write about this topic?
How do you know?

The author is Nitish Kulkarni. He is qualified because he majors is

mechanical engineering in college

d) Accurate is the information trustworthy? Is it supported by evidence? Has it

been tested for accuracy?

This information is trustworthy, it has the link to the statement given

by snapchat on the apps website.

e) Purpose why was it written, to inform, sell, persuade? Is there a bias or is the
material objective?
This was written to inform and the material is objective

5. Compare the Internet and Journal articles

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Compare the Internet article 1 and DB article 1 based on the following criteria. Use
a separate paragraph for each criteria.
a) Ease of access
The internet article is easier to access than the database article. With the
database article, the search had to be narrowed down. The database
article also had to be a scholarly journal. As opposed to the internet
article, which was found from entering one word and came from any
source that contained an article with that keyword.
b) Timeliness
The time it took to find the database article was greater than the time

it took to find the internet article. The internet article is also recently
published. Meanwhile the database article had no clear date of
publication.
c) Authority
The database article has more authority over the internet article. This

is because the database has the option to narrow the search to match
your needs. The internet article is a result from any source that the
search engine picked up.