Finding & Evaluating Sources

Finding & Evaluating Sources

Finding Sources:

1. What are the stages in preliminary research? (p.314)
2. What are the most common kinds of sources? (p.314)
3. What is database? How can we access a database? (p.315)
4. How can computers help us locate/search for relevant sources? ( p.315)
5. How can we use computers to locate/search for books? (pp. 318-325)
6. How can we use computers to locate/search for periodical articles? (pp.325-329)
7. How can we use computers to locate web sites? (pp.329-334)
8. How can we use computer searches to locate images? (pp.334-336)
9. What are the steps in managing computer searches? (p.333)
10. What are the other sources we could possibly find on the Internet other than those mentioned above such as books, periodicals, images etc.? (pp.336-337)
11. How are we going to manage the situation if we want to use interviews as our source? (pp.337-340)
12. How are we going to manage the situation if we want to use field researches as our source? (pp.340-345)

Evaluating Sources:

1. What is the difference between “locating sources” and “choosing sources?” (p.359)
2. What are the elements/factors we need to take into account when evaluating print sources? What do they mean specifically? (pp.360-366)
3. What are the elements/factors we need to consider when evaluating web sources? (pp.366-370)
4. What are the items we need to pay attention to when choosing sources? (p.379)