WRITING 205 - GENETICS AND POP CULTURE
Evaluating Sources - Understanding the Science
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COURSE INSTRUCTOR Tom Townsley February 6, 2007 |
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Evaluating Sources
Evaluate the authority, currency, validity/accuracy, audience, and point of view of information that you find. Examining each of these criteria will give you an idea of not only the reliability of the information, but also if the information is appropriate for your research. See How do I Evaluate My Sources? for more information.
What kinds of information sources are are appropriate for your research?
What kinds of information resources should you use for your research? Should you choose a book or an article? Scholarly or popular journal? Primary or secondary source? And how can you tell what kind of resource it is? See A Guide to Information Sources.
Sources for Understanding the Science
General Encyclopedias
Search SUMMIT to find some:
Keywords combined:
genetics AND encyclopedias
Concise Encyclopedia of the Ethics of New Technologies
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
Also:
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Example search:
bioethics
Read the article, but also look at resources listed in the "Expand Your Research" box:
Journal Articles
The Web's Best sites
Additional Reading
Scholarly and professional science organizations' Web sites and publications
Journal: Issues in Science and Technology
Look under "Education, Public Policy, and History"
Web sites of Interest
Genetic Science Learning Center
