Sources
Research Process
Evaluating
Web Stuff
Journals vs. Magazines
100

You can find this source type using Google

What is website

100
You should come up with at least three of these before you start searching
What are keywords
100
When evaluating information, you need to use your "______ _______"
What is common sense
100
You will most likely start at this link to find out more about the author of a web site
What is About us
100

The list of citations at the end of a journal article (a magazine does not have this)

What is a bibliography/references

200

This source type is for entertainment purposes or for selling advertising

What is popular magazine

200
After you come up with main keywords, you should also come up with these
What are synonyms
200
If you are interested in how current information is, you can consider the publication "____________"
What is timeline
200
The first place to check for website currency would be
What is the bottom of the page
200

The New Yorker is not scholarly because it is a ___

What is a magazine

300
This source type is for specific practitioners or for people in a certain professional field
What is a trade journal
300

Use these to combine terms in a search

What are Boolean terms

300
This is a source that is written at the time of the event
What is primary
300
Three types of web extensions that will require you to do more work establishing authority are
What are .org, .com, .net
300

Journal article or a magazine article: this has an abstract

What is a journal article

400
This source type is long with many sections including abstract, conclusions and references
What is a scholarly article
400
After writing your main research question, you should write 3-5 of these
What are focused research questions
400
If an author includes this information, it is a sign of authority
What is contact information
400
If these are broken it might mean the site is outdated
What are links
400

Professors write for journals but journalists write for ___

What are newspapers/magazines

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