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Using Sources to Support Your Ideas - Coggle Diagram
Using Sources to Support Your Ideas
Finding Sources
In the field First-hand
Finding books and articles
In the database Second-hand
conducting field research
Discussions
Questionnaires
short
focused
Interviews
Obserbations
Taking Notes
Arranging notes on note cards
Author's name
Page number
Heading/ key words
Comments/ Reflection
Organizing the notes in computer files
Bibliographic information
Your thoughts
Paraphrases
Direct quotations
Taking notes on photocopies and printouts
Jot down your ideas
Record the source
Mark quotable material
Taking notes
Write down the full bibliographic citation
Put "" for quoted words
Identify the source for every note
Separate your ideas from the source
Evaluating Sources
Credibility of publishers
Book publisher
academic
commercial
periodicals
Magazines
Newspapers
Scholarly journals
In-text citation
References
Expert reviewed
Online sources
Professional organizations .org
Networks .net
Gobernment departments .gov
Businesses .com
Colleges and universities .edu
Credibility of authors
Publications
experience
Academic trainings
Relevance and timelines
relevant sources
Books: table of souces
Web sites: hyperlinks/ buttons
timely sources
Publication data
Periodicals: on covers
Web sites: on the site
Books: on the page following the title page
Access date
Evaluating Sources
Evaluate a publisher's credibility
Evaluate online sources
Assess an author's credibility
Determine the relevance and timeliness of a source