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Choosing and Using Sources - A Guide to Academic Resear

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Choosing and Using Sources - A Guide to Academic Resear

Choosing & Using Sources presents a process for academic research and writing, from formulating your research question to selecting good information and using it effectively in your research assignments. Additional chapters cover understanding types of sources, searching for information, and avoiding plagiarism. Each chapter includes self-quizzes and activities to reinforce core concepts and help you apply them.

Research and Information LiteracyHumanities
Author
Cheryl Lowry
Publisher
The Ohio State University
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
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Contents· 80 sections
  1. 01: Research Questions
  2. 1.01: The Purpose of Research Questions
  3. 1.02: Narrowing a Topic
  4. 1.03: Background Reading
  5. 1.04: Regular vs. Research Questions
  6. 1.05: Influence of a Research Question
  7. 1.06: Developing Your Research Question
  8. 02: Types of Sources
  9. 2.01: People as Sources
  10. 2.02: Categorizing Sources
  11. 2.03: Quantitative or Qualitative
  12. 2.04: Fact or Opinion
  13. 2.05: Primary Secondary and Tertiary Sources
  14. 2.06: Popular Professional and Scholarly
  15. 2.07: Publication Formats and the Information Lifecycle
  16. 2.08: Scholarly Articles as Sources
  17. 2.09: News as a Source
  18. 2.10: Data as Sources
  19. 03: Sources and Information Needs
  20. 3.01: Sources and Information Needs
  21. 3.02: Sources to Meet Needs
  22. 3.03: Planning Your Sources
  23. 04: Precision Searching
  24. 4.01: Why Precision Searching
  25. 4.02: Main Concepts
  26. 4.03: Related and Alternative Terms
  27. 4.04: Search Statements
  28. 05: Search Tools
  29. 5.01: Library Catalog
  30. 5.02: WorldCat@OSU
  31. 5.03: Google Scholar
  32. 5.04: Specialized Databases
  33. 5.05: Web Search Engines
  34. 5.06: Tips for Common Search Tools
  35. 06: Evaluating Sources
  36. 6.01: Thinking Critically About Sources
  37. 6.02: Evaluating for Relevancy
  38. 6.03: Evaluating for Credibility
  39. 6.04: A Source's Neighborhood
  40. 6.05: Author and Publisher
  41. 6.06: Degree of Bias
  42. 6.07: Recognition from Others
  43. 6.08: Thoroughness
  44. 6.09: Combining the Factors
  45. 07: Ethical Use of Sources
  46. 7.01: Ethical Use and Citing Sources
  47. 7.02: Why Cite Sources
  48. 7.03: Challenges in Citing Sources
  49. 08: How to Cite Sources
  50. 8.01: Citation and Citation Styles
  51. 8.02: Steps for Citing
  52. 8.03: Citation Software
  53. 8.04: When to Cite
  54. 09: Making an Argument
  55. 9.01: The Purpose of Academic Argument
  56. 9.02: Components of an Argument
  57. 9.03: Order of the Components
  58. 9.04: Where You Get the Components
  59. 10: Writing Tips
  60. 10.01: When to Quote Paraphrase or Summarize
  61. 10.02: Helping Others Follow
  62. 10.03: Synthesis of Your Own Ideas
  63. 11: Copyright Basics
  64. 11.01: What Is Copyright
  65. 11.02: What Copyright Covers
  66. 11.03: Rights Granted by Copyright
  67. 11.04: Respecting Copyright
  68. 11.05: Exceptions to Copyright
  69. 11.06: Creative Commons - An Alternative
  70. 11.07: Public Domain and Term of Copyright
  71. 12: Fair Use
  72. 12.01: What Is Fair Use
  73. 12.02: The Four Factors
  74. 12.03: Evaluating Your Case for Fair Use
  75. 12.04: Common Examples of Fair Use
  76. 13: Roles of Research Sources
  77. 13.01: Thinking About Roles of Sources
  78. 13.02: BEAM- A Solution That Might Shine
  79. 13.03: Using BEAM- An Example
  80. 13.04: Practice with BEAM