Information+Literacy+Skills

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 * You Can't Just Google It!**


 * Reliable Sources** provide information you can trust. You have access to billions of pieces of information both good and bad, so you need to learn how to select the best information.

pay attention to: __credibility__: quality and capacity of belief __accuracy__: free from mistakes __reliability__: giving the same information as other sources __date__: time at wich the information is published

.com--commercial (usually selling something; may be biased) .edu--school;university;educational .gov--U.S. government site .org--organization/non-profit (accurate, but may be biased)


 * Databases (Culture Grams, EB Online) vs. Search Engines (Google, Bing...)**
 * purchased || free, accessible to anyone ||
 * content is reviewed & recommended || no standard is used if content is reviewed ||
 * information is organized || information is not organized ||
 * information is stable & reliable || information is not stable; location & content continually change ||


 * Plagiarism** is //stealing// the words or ideas of another and pass them off as your own. It is illegal and unethical. When you copy something, you are plaiarising. There can be serious consequences for plaigarising.

How to avoid plagiarism....Create a **[|Bibliography.ppt]** (a.k.a. **Works Cited**) page that lists all of the sources you took information from. It gives credit to the author and the sources.

Remember: The information is there for you to use. You just have to use it responsibly by giving the author credit.


 * Primary Sources** are original, first-hand accounts. They are the first evidence of something happening, being thought, or said. Created at the time of the account.


 * Secondary Sources** are second-hand, published accounts that are created //after// primary sources (and may include bias**).**

letters photographs art maps video/film sound recordings interviews newspapers/articles magazines/articles ||< history textbooks biographies published stories movies of historical events art music recordings ||
 * < **Primary** ||< **Secondary** ||
 * < diaries
 * Some examples can fit into both columns above. Remember to ask yourself: Was it created during an event/period in history or was it created after?