Books

Effective literature searching for students/ Sarah Gash (2000).

Facilitating the Research Paper Process: A Guide for the Social Science Instructor. Suzanne L.Medina (1994) ERIC Document ED422229. Available at CSULB Library Eric Microfiche Collection

This paper describes the approach used successfully at California State University, Dominguez Hills, to instruct college students in the research paper writing process. To achieve the results, the instructor followed a specific set of steps during a class meeting set aside for this specialized training. This paper details each step in the instructional process. By using this outline as a guide, student researchers are guided through the term paper writing process with the hope of significantly increasing the quality of term papers.  

Information literacy : search strategies, tools & resources / Zorana Ercegovac (1998). 

Integrating library use skills into the general education curriculum / edited by Maureen Pastine and Bill Katz (1989).

Articles

Producing information consumers: Critical evaluation and critical thinking.,

By: Schrock, Kathleen, Book Report, 19990101, Vol. 17, Issue 4. (CSULB Authentication Required)

Critical Thinking and Constructive Criticism: Essential Elements of the Liberation Process.

(22 October -28 October, 2000)The Michigan Citizen 22 (48), p. A9.(CSULB Authentication Required)

Learning to Co-construct Critical Learning Processes in an Urban School-University Partnership.

Blue, Elfreda & Collins, James L. (January 1998) Urban Education 32 (5), 577-590.(CSULB Authentication Required)

Personal Computing: Can the Internet Be Trusted?

By Reid Goldsborough. Black Issues in Higher Education. Volume 18, Number 17, p. 40, 11 October 2001.(CSULB Authentication Required)

Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information Resources

 

Smith, Alastair G. he TPublic-Access Computer Systems Review 8, no. 3 1997.  

 

Tips on Writing a Library Research Paper.

McNeal, Ann P. ; Murrain, Michelle College Teaching v43 n1 p15-16 Win 1995. (CSULB Authentication Required) Suggestions provided to college students preparing to write a library research paper are presented. They address topic preparation and research, use of sources, information-gathering procedures, organization of the paper's content, and presentation ofreferences.

Toward an Afrocentric Research Methodology.

 

Reviere, Ruth. Journal of Black Studies v31 n6 p709-28 Jul 2001 (CSULB Authentication Required) Examines the emergent philosophy of Afrocentrism, describing its use as a basis for new orientations to the creation and interpretation of data. Suggests that the traditional Eurocentric research criteria of objectivity, reliability, and validity are inadequate and incorrect, especially for research involving human experiences. Recommends new research orientations, providing new yardsticks by which research could be better judged. 

Teaching advanced literacy skills for the World Wide Web. ,

By: Britt, M. Anne, 20010101 (CSULB Authentication Required)

Evaluating the credibility of sources: A missing link in the teaching of critical thinking.

By: Carlson, Earl R., Teaching Psychology, Vol. 22, Issue 1 (Abstract Only) (CSULB Authentication Required)

Using Critical Thinking To Conduct Effective Searchesof Online Resources.

Sarah K.Brem and Andrea J Boyes.(2000)

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Web Sites

Critical Evaluation of Resources (UC Berkeley)

 

This site provides students with criteria for determining if the content of their research meets the needs of their assignment.

 

Evaluating Sources of Information (SDSU)

 

San Diego State University Library's megasite of evaluation tools for examining resources in different formats.

 

Evaluation of Information Resources (Information Quality Virtual Library)

 

A collection of links which discuss evaluation of information sources both print and web.

 

Fast Facts Guide: Identifying Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources (UNC at Wilmington)

 

This is an excellent guide for distinguishing between primary and secondary sources.

 

How to Critically Analyze Sources (Cornell University)

 

This site addresses issues such as author, intended audience, objective reasoning etc. to help determine whether an information source meets the needs of an assignment.

 

Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Sources (James Cook University)

 

Another guide for primary, secondary and tertiary sources.

 

Self-Paced Instruction: Scholarly vs. Popular Articles (Southern Oregon University)

 

This site is a tutorial designed for faculty to go over with students.  It includes a written assignments that faculty can easily incorporate into a graded assignment for a class.

 

Scholarly vs. Popular Articles (Weber State)

 

Weber State University. This is another graphically pleasing site that helps students distinguish between scholarly and popular magazines.

 

Stanford Web Credibility Research (Stanford)

 

A site that offers scholarly research on the issue of web credibility and computer technology. 

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