{"id":1461,"date":"2020-06-04T10:30:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T10:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/largscampuslibrary2\/?page_id=1461"},"modified":"2021-03-12T17:26:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T17:26:44","slug":"locate-using-online-sources-to-find-what-you-need","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/largscampuslibrary2\/sample-page\/information-literacy-develop-your-research-skills\/information-literacy-develop-your-reseach-skills-locate-resources\/information-literacy-develop-your-reseach-skills-locate-resources-evaluating-sources-of-information\/locate-using-online-sources-to-find-what-you-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Locate – using online sources to find the information you need"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PLUS + E: help and support with every stage of your research! <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0Using online sources to find the information you need<\/span><\/h3>\n

This page can help you to: consider different types of online resources; e<\/span>valuate online resources \u00a0for yourself <\/span>so that can identify high-quality information<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Types of online resources<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"\u00a0 H<\/span>ow can I learn to recognise high quality online information?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The resources below provide evaluations of different types of resources, This is very general, because some types of resources will be better than others, depending on the topic you are investigating. Click on the link beside <\/span>each picture to download evaluations of each of these types of online resources.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Web Pages<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"\"\u00a0Click <\/span>here<\/strong><\/a> for the evaluation<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 Wikipedia<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 Click <\/span>here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for the evaluation<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 More support for independent learners<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\" Online help – Wikipedia\u00a0 – the pros and cons<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A short, but really useful video on how best to make use of Wikipedia, from Newcastle University Library<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/sixthformstudyskills.ncl.ac.uk\/evaluating-sources\/video-wikipedia-pros-and-cons\/<\/p>\n

\"\" Online help – Wikipedia – beneath the surface<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This short YouTube video from North Carolina State University<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 tells you more about how anyone can become a contributor to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Wikipedia<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Blogs<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\"\"\u00a0Click here<\/a> <\/strong>for the evaluation<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 YouTube<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\" \u00a0Click<\/span> here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for the evaluation<\/span><\/p>\n

Social Media\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0\u00a0 Click here<\/strong><\/a> for the evaluation<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 More support for independent learners<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\" Online help – <\/span>Evaluating content from social media<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

You Tube videos from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gumberg Library, Duquesne University <\/strong><\/a><\/span>in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania You Tube look at how to evaluate information from Facebook and Twitter, as well as how to evaluate photos found online for credibility<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The videos have Creative Commons licences<\/a><\/p>\n

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https:\/\/youtu.be\/JzAPeerSshg<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 This page, from the <\/span>University of Washington Library,<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>has great resources on evaluating social media content<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 BBC Bitesize<\/a><\/strong> give some really useful advice on verifying images and videos on social media<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 Learning Resources<\/span><\/h3>\n

More about evaluating online information<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Click here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to download a presentation which looks in depth at online information, and help<\/span>s you to decide which are the best resources to use<\/p>\n

Remember, you can use resources like the ones below to evaluate resources for yourself<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0\"\"\u00a0 Learning Resources<\/span><\/h3>\n

The PARRC test<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Try the PARRC test!<\/span> Download copies of the resource below, which is based on the CRAAP model used across the world. Ask yourself some questions about the resources you’re planning to use. When you have assessed two or three, it will be obvious which resources are the best ones to use.<\/p>\n

Download your own copy of the PARRC test\u00a0here,<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and use it to evaluate resources for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 More support for independent learners<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\" Online help – <\/span>Evaluating sources of information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Useful mind maps from Newcastle University Library<\/a><\/strong> which you can download and use to examine the positive and negative aspects of using various types of resources. The page includes an excellent range of other resources which you can use to learn how to evaluate information sources\u00a0 \u00a0 highly recommended<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Online help – <\/span>Should I trust everything I read on the web?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

BBC Bitesize<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0provides\u00a0 straightforward advice on using online sources to find information. Includes a helpful, short video<\/span><\/p>\n

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