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Week 2 Discussion: "How Can I find What I'm Looking for?"

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You can begin evaluating a physical information source (a book or an article for instance) even before you have the physical item in hand. Appraise a source by first examining the bibliographic citation. The bibliographic citation is the written description of a book, journal article, essay, or some other published material that appears in a catalog or index. Bibliographic citations characteristically have three main components: author, title, and publication information. These components can help you determine the usefulness of this source for your paper. (In the same way, you can appraise a Web site by examining the home page carefully.)

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The world is full of information to be found--however, not all of it is valid, useful, or accurate. Evaluating sources of information that you are considering using in your writing is an important step in any research activity.

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A style guide is a book that outlines the "rules" necessary to follow for any one kind of writing. These rules may be about simple things like grammar and punctuation, or more substantive questions about citation, layout, or format. Some guides may also speak to style elements such as tone and voice.

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Week 2 Discussion: "How Can I find What I'm Looking for?"

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Evaluating web pages skillfully requires you to do two things at once: Train your eye and your fingers to employ a series of techniques that help you quickly find what you need to know about web pages; Train your mind to think critically, even suspiciously, by asking a series of questions that will help you decide how much a web page is to be trusted. This page is organized to combine the two techniques into a process that begins with looking at your search results from a search engine or other source, follows through by investigating the content of page, and extends beyond the page to what others may say about the page or its author(s).

A style guide is a book that outlines the "rules" necessary to follow for any one kind of writing. These rules may be about simple things like grammar and punctuation, or more substantive questions about citation, layout, or format. Some guides may also speak to style as it applies to content and voice

APA style is the style of writing used by journals published by the American Psychological Association. APA style web site states, that APA style is not a  writing style but an editorial one that many of the social and behavioral sciences have adapted to present written material in the field. Editorial style is more like a formatting tool that a publisher observes to ensure clear and consistent presentation of written material. (http://www.apastyle.org/aboutstyle.html). The purpose of APA styling is to prevent plagiarism and to maintain consistency amongst the different leagues of writing communities. Also, there are many different editorial styles, but the two most recognized styles are the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Modern Language Association (MLA). APA style is more used for psychology and uses passive voice. On the other hand MLA uses the present tense to describe something that happened years ago.