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Essential Research Guide: Finding Reliable Information

Learn the importance of research for decision-making, evaluating credibility, accuracy, and relevance of sources. Discover helpful websites and tips for assessing online information effectively.

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Essential Research Guide: Finding Reliable Information

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  1. Intro to Research Elizabethan Projects

  2. So, why should we care about research?

  3. There are bigger questions in life!You will be using information to make important decisions! • Which car should I buy? • Which doctor should I choose? • Which colleges should I apply to? • Should I take this medication? • You want to be able to ensure the information you choose is reliable, credible, current, balanced, relevant, and accurate!

  4. Things to Think About. . . • What kind of information are you looking for? • Facts? • Opinions? • News Reports? • Research Studies? • How much information do you need? • Where would be a likely place to look?

  5. Traditional Print Sources • Books and textbooks • Newspapers • Academic and Trade journals • Government Reports and Legal Documents • Press Releases and Advertising • Flyers and Pamphlets • Multimedia (TV broadcasts, public meetings)

  6. Internet-Only Sources • Web Sites • Weblogs/ Blogs • Message boards, discussion lists • Multimedia

  7. How do we know if a web source is credible? Hmmm. This one looks good. How can I tell for sure?

  8. Remember:Anyone can publish anythingon the Web!It is your job, as a researcher, to look for quality!

  9. Think of CARRDSS • CREDIBILITY / AUTHORITY • ACCURACY • RELIABILITY • RELEVANCE • DATE • SOURCES BEHIND THE TEXT • SCOPE AND PURPOSE

  10. CREDIBILITY / AUTHORITY : • Who is the author? • What are his or her credentials? Education? Experience? Affiliation? • Does the author’s experience really qualify him or her as an expert? Is it a 7th grader doing a report on WWII? • Who actually published this page?

  11. ACCURACY: • Can facts, statistics, or other information be verified through other sources? • This is why you need more than one source when researching. • Is the information inconsistent with information you learned from other sources? • Do there appear to be errors on the page (spelling, grammar, facts)?

  12. RELIABILITY: • Does the source present a particular view or bias? • Is the page affiliated with an organization that has a particular political or social agenda? • Is the page selling a product? • Can you find other material to offer balance so that you can see the bigger picture? • Information is seldom neutral. Sometimes a bias is useful for persuasive essays or debates. Understanding bias is important.

  13. RELEVANCE: • Does this information directly support my hypothesis/thesis or help to answer my question? • Can I eliminate or ignore it because it simply doesn’t help me?

  14. DATE: • When was this information created? • When was it revised? • Are these dates meaningful in terms of your information needs? • Has the author of the page stopped maintaining it? • If this material has not been updated in quite a while you should be concerned. • (Be suspicious of undated material.)

  15. SOURCES BEHIND THE TEXT: • Did the author bother to document his or her sources? Use reliable, credible sources? • Were those references popular, scholarly, reputable? • Are the hyperlinks reliable, valuable? • Do the links work?

  16. SCOPE / PURPOSE: • Does this source address my hypothesis/thesis/question? • Is it material I can read and understand? • Is it too simple? Is it too challenging? • Who is the intended audience? • Why was this page created?

  17. .com=commercial sites (vary in their credibility) .gov=U.S. government site .org=organization, often non-profit. Some have strong bias and agendas .edu=school or university site (is it K-12? By a student? By a scholar?) .store=retail business .int=international institution .ac=educational institution (like .edu) .mil=U.S. military site .net=networked service provider, Internet administrative site .museum=museum .name=individual Internet user .biz=a business .pro=professional’s site ~=personal site URLs as clues to content

  18. Just as you evaluate your sources . . . We will evaluate your work based on the quality of the sources you select. Evaluate carefully. Don’t settle for good enough! Quality always counts!

  19. Which is more credible? • You are trying to figure out which restaurants to eat at in New York City • http://www.chefsfeed.com/cities/2-new-york-city/dishes/2466-shackburger • https://plus.google.com/110677286103173276570/about?gl=US&hl=en-US • You are trying to research about the effect of social media on teens. . . • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563209001472 • You are trying to do a report on the health pros and cons of Diet Coke. . . • http://www.dietcoke.com/about-diet-coke.jsp • http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/health/health_watch&id=9405586

  20. Helpful Websites/ Places to find Sources • Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com • JSTOR: http://www.jstor.org • South Lyon High School Library: http://destiny.oakland.k12.mi.us/cataloging/servlet/presentadvancedsearchredirectorform.do?l2m=Library%20Search&tm=TopLevelCatalog&l2m=Library+Search • If you find a source you like, look at what that source cites to find more sources!

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