Question | Answer |
They warn you to watch out ___ the information you use is coming from. | where |
You're not allowed to "cut and paste;its ___ unless you use proper ___ methods | plagiarism/citation |
Common mistakes: kids rely on Internet searches for their research and | ignore other key sources |
Common mistakes: they don't ___ ___ the quality of the information they find | critically evaluate |
Common mistakes:they copy information from the internet and don't ____ ___ ___ | acknowledge their sources |
___ ___ ___- Academics usually publish their research in formal publications such as journal papers and articles or reports. | Academic Publishing Process |
___ is what characterises academic research. | Peer view |
If a pub. is peer viewed it means it has been ___, ___ and ____ by peers. | read/checked/authenticated |
Peer reviewed articles are often collated into these, which are usually published by academic publishing houses, professional societies or university press. | Scholarly Journals |
___ A university library may have shelves full of journals, but nowadays many are also available in electronic form over the internet. | Electronic Journals |
These are not usually free-a subscription has to be paid. | Library eJournals services |
If you can't get access to eJournals from your library you may be able to via the publisher's web services. Some offer "pay-per-view" | eJournal publishers |
Increasingly academics are offering free access to their refereed journal articles by means of databases accessible via the web called institutional repositories. | eprints |
Most academics rely on specialist databases to access details of past research. The databases draw together details of scholarly publications from a wide range of sources including academic publishers,journals,archives and sometimes books. | Bibliographic databases |
A lot of information on the web can be useful for research even if it hasn't come from the traditional sources. Such as Intute, guide you to the best online resources for research. | Academic web directories |
The ___ ___ ___ for your university or college will be an important source of information for you, as it will quickly guide you to the key electronic journals. | Library web sites |
There is a danger that the information you find will be from a source that is ____, lacking ____ or ___ | unreliable/inaccurate/credibility |
It could have content that is ____, ____,___-___-___ | invalid/inaccurate/out-of-date |
Most people use very simple search techniques when they want to find information on the internet using a ___ ___ such as ____. | search engine/Google |
Its a common misconception that search engines search ____ | everything |
Be _____ not _____! | skeptical/paranoid |
Web sites that are fakes designed to be spoofs, parodies or jokes. | Internet Hoaxes |
This _____ of the web design is a clever trick to deceive you into thinking you have accessed the real site. In some cases the design is so like the original that you have to look very carefully to determine whether it is real or fake. | mirroring |
These are stories or rumors that have been circulated from person to person. | Urban legands |
Urban legends have been ____ by mistakes being made in the ____. | distorted/retelling |
These are more serious as they involve criminals trying to steal your identity or con you out of your cash. | scams and frauds |
What do each of the letters in the word SCAM represent? | scheming/crafty/aggressive/malicious |
Look for: is there a biographical statement that lists their job title, contact details, qualifications and publications. | Author details |
Look for: Details about the publisher, ____ or developer of the site. | sponser |
The ___ ___ section,mission statement or ___-these might help establish their history, affiliations and standpoint. | About us/ Help |
The ____ ___-is there a physical address which verifies claims of authorship. | contact details |
Look for:The _ _ _ | URL |
You will need to establish the content's ____, ____, _____ and _____ | coverage/validity/accuracy/currency |
If the material is _____, ___, _____ or ___-__-___ then its unlikely to be a lot of use for serious research. | inaccurate/untrue/illogical/out-of-date |
_____ and ____ statements that are unsubstantiated-use your own knowledge to question content and if it goes against what you know then look for evidence to back it up. | Biased/controversial |
Look for: ____ ____ to back up the arguments and assertions presented(quality research methods, resarch data and reviews of past literature in the field. | Research evidence |
Look for: ___ ___ especially in academic works-these should follow conventional citation practices and come form authoritative sources. | Proper references |
Look for:___ and ____ if you spot any of these it should be a cause for concern-an editor or reviewer should have picked these up so maybe it hasn't been properly checked and cannot be relied upon in other ways. | Mistakes and inaccuracies |
Look for: ___ for when it was written, published and last updated-how useful is it for your purposes? | Dates |
Its worth exploring: "___" ____ -by clicking on the home button you will see the front page of the site | "home" button |
Its worth exploring: ____ ____- "back","forward","previous" or "next"-following these can give you a sense of where you are. | Navigation buttons |
Its worth exploring:___ ___-give an overview of the structure of the whole site.They are useful navigation tools. | site maps |
Its worth exploring:____ ____ -the address,email address or phone area code can give useful clues about the location of the site | contact details |
What does URL stand for? | uniform resource locator |
What does ".ac" and ".edu" stand for? | academic or educational servers |
What does ".co" and ".com" stand for? | commercial servers |
What does ".gov" stand for? | governmental servers |
What does ".org" stand for? | non-governmental, non-profit making organizations |
What does ".au" stand for? | Australia |
What does ".ca" stand for? | Canada |
What does ".de" stand for? | Germany |
What does ".fr" stand for? | France |
What does ".uk" stand for? | United Kingdom |
____ ____ of the URL to learn more about the site can be very useful. | deleting parts |
Do so by deleting part of the __ ___ __ of the URL to see where the new, shorter URL takes you. | right hand side |