Ramage Chapter 15: Evaluating Sources Ramage Chapter 17: Citing Sources Hacker Chapter 59

Is

the source reliable or unreliable? Why?

 Authority
Objectivity Coverage Accuracy Currency

 Authority

Is

the document author or site sponsor clearly identified? Does the site identify the occupation, position, education, experience, or other credentials of the author? Does the home page or a clear link from the home page reveal the authors or sponsors motivation for establishing the site? Does the site provide contact information for the author or sponsor such as an email or organization address?

 Objectivity

Is

the sites purpose clear? Is the site explicit about declaring its point of view? Does the site indicate whether the author is affiliated with a specific organization, institution, or association? Does the site indicate whether it is directed toward a specific audience?

 Coverage

Are

the topics covered by the site clear? Does the site exhibit a suitable depth and comprehensiveness for its purpose? Is sufficient evidence provided to support the ideas and opinions presented?

 Accuracy

Are

the sources of information stated? Do the facts appear to be accurate? Can you verify this information by comparing this source with other sources in the field?

 Currency

Are

dates included in the Web site? Do the dates apply to the material itself, to its placement on the Web, or to the time the site was last revised and updated? Is the information current, or at least still relevant, for the sites purpose? For your purpose?

Who placed this piece on the Web and why? Each kind of website has a different purpose
.com,

.net Commercial site Purpose is to promote the view of a corporation or business .org Nonprofit organizations or advocacy groups Purpose is To provide accurate, balanced information related to organizations mission work To promote political views To advocate a cause

 .edu

with a college or university Purpose varies to include school promotion, strong advocacy on student issues, objective and scholarly research .gov or .mil Sponsored by a government agency or military unit Provide basic data about government policy, bills in Congress, economic forecasts, census data, etc. Purpose varies to include objective information or promotion of agencys agenda

Associated

 Is

the source reliable or unreliable? Why?

 Google

Scholar Attempts to duplicate services of licensed databases Doesnt make public names of journals it indexes Unsure whether source is current or thorough Useful substitute for researchers who dont have access to online databases licensed by university libraries

 Index

articles appearing in thousands of periodicals Restricted to fee-paying customers Cant be accessed through web search engines
Academic Search Complete (Ebsco) LexisNexis JSTOR

 www.ccac.edu/library Click

Article Databases under Find Articles & Databases Choose one of the listed databases; I usually stick with Academic Search Premier or Ebscohost ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS scroll down to Limit Your Results

On left-hand side, check Full Text box

 Used

to document sources to avoid plagiarism Consult OWL at Purdue for up-to-date formulas http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ generators are like Word and dont always catch errors Entries are arranged alphabetically by author, or by title if there is no author
Bibliography

Each entry includes medium of publication of source (Print, Web, DVD, etc) It there is more than one entry per author, works are arranged alphabetically by title For second and all additional entries, type three hyphens and a period in place of the authors name Link to example on Owl at Purdue http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/

Every source on Works Cited must be mentioned in body of paper Every source cited in an in-text citation must be included on Works Cited page First word in each entry of Works Cited must also appear in the in-text citation

In-text citations contain two elements Last name of author Page number of quoted or paraphrased passage Information can be placed in parentheses immediately after the material being cited

The Spanish tried to reduce the status of Filipina women, who had been able to do business, get divorced, and sometimes become village chiefs (Karnow 41).

Or place authors name in an attributive tag at the beginning of the source material and the page number in parentheses at the end
According to Karnow, the Spanish tried to reduce the status of Filipina women, who had been able to do business, get divorced, and sometimes become village chiefs (41).

Your essay is 9 pages in length. Create a complete MLA Works Cited Page using sources listed on Weebly.

interview in person with Robert Akins, November 19, 2010 Website article by Dr. Joshua Smith entitled The Many Uses of Pencils. It was published March 22, 2010 and viewed August 3, 2012. The URL is www.articlesonline.smith/pencils.html Pens vs. Pencils written by Henry Goldman and Elizabeth Howard. Published by Gold House in Philadelphia in 1989. The Beauty of Mechanical Pencils by Alexander Morrow, published by Westing Forge in Denver, CO in 2011. Short video called The Ink of Mystery, directed by Bernard Howard and starring Kurt Sherman, distributed by Public Video in November 2009. Encyclopedia of Style article, Writing Utensils, by John Gruber, published in 2008, 5th edition

 Fragments

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/620/1/
Run-ons

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/598/02/
Shifts

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/601/04 /