Packer English 100 Web Evaluation

Using the CRAAP rubric, please rate these websites.  Which ones would be an appropriate source for a paper in this class?

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News consumption habits of Dean's Fellows

To post, go to this site and double-click anywhere on the page to get a digital post-it note.  Type in your responses, then just click outside of your post-it note to make your response visible to everyone.  This is anonymous unless you want to add your name.

 

Let’s start by documenting what news sources you use now.  Please be specific.

            TV News?  What network, or show?

            Hometown newspaper?

            Sports news, entertainment news, fashion news, etc?

            Current event comedy shows?

            Social media sources?

            Specific news apps?

WHY do you use these news sources?

            To pass the time.

            It’s a habit.

            To stay informed on current events

            To learn about the world and/or society

            To escape my daily life

            To be entertained

            Other reasons?

After watching the video, Play this game by yourself or with a partner to see how well you can identify bias.

How you lean politically may be an important factor when identifying bias.  In general, when we agree with something we are less likely to detect bias than if we don't agree with it.  So, in general, it is much easier for a conservative person to detect bias  while watching Rachel Maddow on MSNBC than it is when watching Sean Hannity on Fox News.  This quiz from the Pew Research Center will help you gauge where you fall on the political spectrum.  Each person should complete by themselves.

Research Skills Infographic from Credo Reference

Credo Reference has put the results of a 2014 survey they conducted into a very interesting infographic.  This infographic addresses employer expectations as well as the gap between faculty expectations and student knowledge when it comes to doing research.  How do we begin to bridge this gap?

Leon Panetta links

Looking for information on our next American Heritage Lecture Series distinguished speaker?  Look no further!  Here are a number of recent interviews with and addresses from  Leon E. Panetta.  The Perspectives on Current Events link provides links to some of Panetta's writing.

Commonwealth Club of California interview, Oct. 2014
     Video
     Podcast

Commonwealth Club of California interview, Oct. 2009
"The CIA: Preparing for Tomorrow's Challenges"
     Video
     Podcast

Free Library of Philadelphia Author Series, Oct. 2014
     MP3 Audio file 

NPR: Diane Rehm Show, Oct. 14, 2014
     Audio file
     Transcript

Panetta's published Perspectives on Current Events, 2001-2015


60 Minutes interview with Leon Panetta, Jan. 2012
      YouTube video

George Washington University, A Conversation with Leon Panetta, Oct. 2014
      YouTube video

Leon Panetta on Charlie Rose, Oct. 2014
     YouTube video

Leon Panetta on Capital Download, from USA Today with Susan Page, Oct. 2014
       YouTube video

World Affairs interview with Jane Wales, Feb. 2016
    YouTube video

Public Policy Institute of California, Sutton Family Speaker Series, Nov. 2015
    YouTube video
 

Evaluating Websites

Below are links to two web pages on the topic of vaccination.  It is a controversial topic with strong feelings on both sides.  Analyze these two websites using the CRAAP test to identify which source you feel would be most useful to college level research.

Website #1

Website #2

University Seminar Links (Bartholomew-Feis)

Use the Web Evaluation checklist link to determine if the following websites are trustworthy and appropriate for college level reseach.  Use your "Deconstruct a Source" sheet to record your group's thoughts.

Web Evaluation checklist

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Welcome back!

If  you've stumbled across this blog while clicking around, welcome to BVU.  Or welcome back!

We've made a few changes this summer.   First, our URL has changed, (although the old URL still works to refer you seamlessly to the new one).  We are now at libary.bvu.edu

Also, our web page gurus have figured out a way to display each day's hours on our web page!  You'll see that right above the search window for the catalog.

And we've made some changes to our line-up of article databases.  If you aren't finding what you need let us know.

The BVU Library stands ready to serve you with about 124,000 physical books and 145,000 ebooks, all of which can be discovered in the Library catalog.  Another amazing fact for you--through a combination of our own subscriptions and the full-text in databases we purchase, you have access to the full-text of over 40,000 magazines, journals, and newspaper!  And if you still can't get your hands on what you need, remember to try out our interlibrary loan service to obtain books and articles at no cost to you.

We'll have a booth at the Work-Study fair later this week, so if you need to earn the work-study money you've been awarded, find out more about working at the Library from our staff at the fair.  We have lots of slots to fill in on our schedule, including nights and weekends.

Happy Researching in 16-17!

Update on Ebsco E-book Access using Firefox

We have received this update from Ebsco Technical Support:

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience of eBook PDFs not loading in Firefox 45 and above. This issue is a result of an update to the Firefox code base which is incompatible with our eBook viewer. We are working to fully resolve this issue as soon as possible and in the meantime have implemented a fix that has restored access to eBook PDFs in Firefox. A byproduct of this fix is loss of page-to-page vertical scrolling for eBooks in Firefox, though all other navigation options remain available: table of contents links, page back and forward arrows, and entering a page number into the page number box.

So be sure to use the page arrows at the center bottom instead of the scroll bars.

Hart English 100 Information Analysis and Annotated Bibliography links

CRAAP test and five characteristics of good information

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Cornell University Annotated Bibliography links: Critically Analyzing Information Sources

Wrap-Up and Reflection: Post your thoughts about today's session

Packer English 100 web site evaluation

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Link to the CRAAP Test.  Click on tabs to analyze how well your website fits this test.

WRAP-UP: One thing I learned, one thing I will try.

E-book Access problems

We have noticed that the full-text of e-books is not loading properly for IE users and is not loading at all for Firefox users.  It does seem to be working well with Chrome, so if you need to access an e-book in PDF format, try using the Chrome browser.  The downloading feature still works in all browswers.

We have a call in to Ebsco Technical Support to get this figured out.  Sorry for the inconvenience!

Old Yearbooks to be digitized

Here is the scanner that will convert 65 volumes of the The Rudder and The Log into electronic format.  This scanner is in Des Moines and digitizes content for the Iowa Heritage Digital Collection, a service provided by Iowa Library Services.  Over the course of the next few months our yearbooks will be added to this site.  Stay tuned!  And thanks to the staff of ILS for making this big project possible!

Hart English 200 Reflection

Learning happens with reflection, so think about what you learned here today.

New search terms?  New sources to check?

Let me know your thoughts.  Click here to post a short note to my Padlet corkboard.  It's anonymous, unless you want to tell me who you are.

Leon Panetta links

Looking for information on our next American Heritage Lecture Series distinguished speaker?  Look no further!  Here are a number of recent interviews with and addresses from  Leon E. Panetta.  The Perspectives on Current Events link provides links to some of Panetta's writing.

Commonwealth Club of California interview, Oct. 2014
     Video
     Podcast

Commonwealth Club of California interview, Oct. 2009
"The CIA: Preparing for Tomorrow's Challenges"
     Video
     Podcast

Free Library of Philadelphia Author Series, Oct. 2014
     MP3 Audio file 

NPR: Diane Rehm Show, Oct. 14, 2014
     Audio file
     Transcript

Panetta's published Perspectives on Current Events, 2001-2015


60 Minutes interview with Leon Panetta, Jan. 2012
      YouTube video

George Washington University, A Conversation with Leon Panetta, Oct. 2014
      YouTube video

Leon Panetta on Charlie Rose, Oct. 2014
     YouTube video

Leon Panetta on Capital Download, from USA Today with Susan Page, Oct. 2014
       YouTube video

World Affairs interview with Jane Wales, Feb. 2016
    YouTube video

Public Policy Institute of California, Sutton Family Speaker Series, Nov. 2015
    YouTube video
 

American Literature database tutorials

Database tutorials from Columbus State Community College.  These tutorials include some of the finer points of using Literature Resource Center and MLA International Bibliography.

More videos from MLA about using the features of the MLA International Bibliograpy are HERE.

Psych 100 Response Wall

Please add your reaction to the two excerpts you've read to the wall.  Responses are anonymous unless you want to add your name.  To post, just double-click anywhere on the wall and type in the pop-up box.  When you are finished, just click outside the box.

What makes information "good"?

A sample website with the characteristics of high authority and accuracy, from American University.

The CRAPP test, from Lehigh University