Evaluating Sources

Directions: Copy the questions into a Google Doc. Name the Doc - Evaluating Sources (Room#).

Record your answers in the Google Doc. Share your Doc with Mrs. Ness.

Directions - Accessing Source 1 - In a new tab, open mrsnesslibrary.com. Click on Research Databases located on the top horizontal navigation.

Click on the first database - Student Resources in Context. Search - cloning in the search box. Click on View More.

Source 2 - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7546885

Source 3 - http://books.google.com/books?id=kGJiHbzveXsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=cloning&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sheeUfWTL8uKqQGUwIGwCA&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=cloning&f=false

Source 4 - http://www.genome.gov/25020028

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Topic: Cloning
Research Question: Is a clone an exact copy of the original?

Part 1: Source Format

1. Is the source an online source or a print source?
2. What type of source is this? (encyclopedia, website, reference article included in the database, book)
3. Is the source a primary or secondary source?

Part 2: Up-to-Date

4. When was the information published?
5. Was the information published less than or more than five years ago?

Part 3: Author Reliability

6. Who is the author?
7. What are the author's credentials or background?
8. Is the author an expert in his/her field? How do you know?

Part 4: Relevancy and Appropriateness

9. Does this source help to answer your research questions? Why?
10. Is the information appropriate to your topic and research questions? Why?

Part 5:Keywords
List seven keywords you could use if you continued to search for more information to answer your research questions.

Part 6: APA Citations
Select the correct APA citation for the source you read. Copy and paste the correct APA citation next to number 18.

1. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?
2. LaPensee, Kenneth Travis. "Cloning." Biotechnology: In Context. Ed. Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2012. In Context Series. Student Resources In Context. Web. 7 May 2013.
3. "Cloning." Biotechnology: In Context. LaPensee, Kenneth Travis. Ed. Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2012

Part 7: Response
Reflect on the components above and explain why this would or would not be a good source to meet your research needs. In your reflection, you need to include evidence to support your statement. Include the four components from Parts 1-4 (Source Format, Up-to-Date, Reliability, Relevancy & Appropriateness).