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Types of Sources and
How to Cite ThemMegan Kellner & Elizabeth Soergel
Nedelina Tchangalova
Public Health Librarian
nedelina@umd.edu
MIEH 300 March 11, 2016
Characteristics
Scholarly (Peer Reviewed)
• Written by and for faculty,
researchers, scholars
• Full citations for sources
Popular
• Written by journalists for
general audience
• Citations are rare
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Do you want background on a topic new to you?
Use magazines
Did your professor say to cite scholarly (research-based)
resources?
Use journals
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Still confused? Let’s clarify….
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… how to evaluate!
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EVALUATING
INFORMATION
What is it? Who
created it?
What is in it?
When was it created?
In other words, use the CRAAP test.
C • Currency
R • Relevance
A • Authority
A • Accuracy
P • Purpose
Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
Adapted from Anatomy of a scholarly journal, NCSU Libraries. Retrieved from http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/scholarly-articles/
APA Format: Popular
Which one is wrong?
Carrington, D. (2016, February 22). Indoor And Outdoor Air Pollution ‘Claiming At Least 40,000 UK Lives A Year.’ Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/22/indoor-and-outdoor-air-pollution-claiming-at-least-40000-uk-lives-a-year.
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Carrington, D. (2016, February 22). Indoor and outdoor air pollution ‘claiming at least 40,000 UK lives a year.’ The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/22/indoor-and-outdoor-air-pollution-claiming-at-least-40000-uk-lives-a-year.
APA Format: Popular
Which one is wrong?
Carrington, D. (2016, February 22). Indoor And Outdoor Air Pollution ‘Claiming At Least 40,000 UK Lives A Year.’ Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/22/indoor-and-outdoor-air-pollution-claiming-at-least-40000-uk-lives-a-year.
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Carrington, D. (2016, February 22). Indoor and outdoor air pollution ‘claiming at least 40,000 UK lives a year.’ The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/22/indoor-and-outdoor-air-pollution-claiming-at-least-40000-uk-lives-a-year.
Capitalize only first word in article title.
Source title is missing: The Guardian
Correct
APA Format: Scholarly
Which one is wrong?
Bruce, Nigel, Perez-Padilla, Rogelio, & Albalak, Rachel. (2000). Indoor air pollution in developing countries: a major environmental and public health challenge. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 78(9), 1078-1092. Retrieved February 26, 2016, from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862000000900004&lng=en&tlng=en.
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Bruce N, Perez-Padilla R, & Albalak R. (2000). Indoor air pollution in developing countries: A major environmental and public health challenge. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization, 78(9), 1078-92.
APA Format: Scholarly
Which one is wrong?
Bruce, Nigel, Perez-Padilla, Rogelio, & Albalak, Rachel. (2000). Indoor air pollution in developing countries: A major environmental and public health challenge. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 78(9), 1078-1092. Retrieved February 26, 2016, from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862000000900004&lng=en&tlng=en.
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Bruce N., Perez-Padilla R., & Albalak R. (2000). Indoor air pollution in developing countries: A major environmental and public health challenge. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 78(9), 1078-92.
Correct
Journal titles
• Capitalize all major words.
• Italicize journal titles.
• No URL is needed.
Now let’s practice!
1. Go to Canvas site and locate the Library
Resources for MIEH300 (Spring 2016) course.
2. Complete in-class assignment
10 minutes
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Discussion
1. What database did you use, and why?
2. How you searched (keywords, Boolean
operators, limiters)?
3. How you could improve your search strategy?
5 minutes
In pairs, talk about the following:
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Discussion
1. How did your search process differ from your partner’s?
2. Did you have similar or different struggles?
5 minutes
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