E-LITERACY
RESEARCH PROJECT
· Webography: Is a topical web site
list with annotations. It briefly
critiques web sites citing relative information and features that would assist
others in locating or gathering information about a particular topic.
· Select
and explore in depth an appropriate topic which is of interest / importance to
you. Put the topic in the title.
· Using
EBSCOhost and Internet Search Engines prepare a one-page Webography in a
Microsoft Word document (see examples).
Use Times New Roman font, with either a 10- or 12-point font size.
· Your Webography must
include one magazine article and one newspaper article that are clearly
identified and located through Ebsco Host.
· Your Webography must
include at least three URLs (website addresses)—not a search engine.
(use copy and paste method to record the URLs into your Word document without
error).
· Each
Internet resource must be evaluated by listing the authority, affiliation,
currency, & purpose. (See
Evaluating Internet Resources: A Checklist) Your grade will be primarily based on this
evaluation step.
· In the
footer of your Webography, include the following information:
First & Last Name ROW Job: Webography
· Proofread
your document carefully and use print preview before printing.
Open up a blank Word Document
Type the title, centered and in all caps. The title should be your topic (example is given below)
DOLPHINS
WEBOGRAPHY
MAGAZINE SEARCH
- Go to search.epnet.com/
- Enter in ID: soquelhs
- Enter Password: magazine
- Click on Magazine and Newspapers
- Check MAS fullTEXT Ultra and press Enter
- Check Full Text box
- Type your topic in Find and press Search
- To search, use what you have learned:
- Keyword: Finds the word any where in the article
- Subject: Word describes the content
- Boolean Operators: Appropriate use of AND or NOT
4. Truncation: Put * after a word (teen*), will
give you words on teenager, teens, etc.
- Phrase Searching: Put two or more word phrases in quotation marks
- Select a magazine article with an author.
- Return to your Webography. A double space below the title and left aligned, type the word Magazine. (underline)
- In Ebsco Host, copy from the title of the article to the abstract and paste it into your Word document, below the subtitle Magazine.
- Return to the article in Ebsco Host and double-click on the author’s name. Find out how man articles the author has published, what topics, and for what magazine(s).
- Return to your Webography and write a sentence about the author under the abstract.
- If there is no abstract, you must write one.
NEWSPAPER SEARCH
- Go to search.epnet.com/
- Enter in ID: soquelhs
- Enter Password: magazine
- Click on Magazine and Newspapers
- UNCHECK MAS fullTEXT Ultra
- Check Newspaper Source and press Enter
- Check Full Text box
- Type
your topic in Find and press Search
- Select a newspaper article—it does NOT have to have an author as many do not..
- Return to your Webography. A double space below the title and left aligned, type the word Newspaper. (underline)
- In Ebsco Host, copy from the title of the newspaper article to the source or abstract (if there is one) and paste it into your Word document, below the subtitle Newspaper.
- If there is no abstract, you must write one.
Because magazine and newspaper articles are printed on paper there is a strict evaluation process that the editors go through before actually printing the article. Therefore, you can assume that what is printed is credible and you don’t need to evaluate those sources. However, when you locate information on the World Wide Web, you must learn to evaluate websites as anyone can put up a website without any evaluation process.
In your Webography document, type the subtitle Websites (underlined) at the left, below your newspaper abstract.
Use three different search engines to locate three different websites on your same topic to evaluate. Listed below are some of the most common search engines—others may be used.
SEARCH ENGINES
www.askjeeves.com (You MUST remove frame before copying URL address)
Copy and paste a chosen website in your Webography. Next to the address, put the search engine you used in parentheses.
Evaluate your websites using the below evaluation criteria:
Evaluating Internet Resources: A checklist
Authority
- Who is the author of the piece?
- Is the author the original creator of the information?
- Does the author list his or her occupation, years of experience, position, education, or other credentials?
Affiliation
- What institution (company, organization, government, university, etc.) or Internet provider supports this information?
- If it is a commercial Internet provider, does the author appear to have any connection with a larger institution?
- Does the institution appear to exercise quality control over the information appearing under its name?
- Does the author's affiliation with this particular institution appear to bias the information?
Currency
- When was the information created or last updated?
Purpose
- What appears to be the purpose for this information?
- Inform
- Explain
- Persuade
Audience
- Who is the intended audience?
To Learn How to Cite Your Source Go to:
- Enter
zip code 95073 (press Go)
- Select
Hinkley
- Select
E-Literacy
- Read
Citation Guide (MLA) for Print & Electronic Works libwww.cabrillo.cc.ca.us/staff/ref/styleguidemla.html
An Example:
Davis,
P.A. "Upstream Battle for Survival Draws Support for Salmon."
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, 49 (9 Mar. 1991): 602-603.
EBSCOhost. Cabrillo College Library, Aptos, CA.
5 June 2000
<http://www.epnet.com>.
SEARCH ENGINES FOR URL’S
If you use askjeeves.com, you must remove the frames to cite the URL