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1) Use AND searches to narrow down results, use OR searches to broaden results and use NOT searches to eliminate some results
2) Peer Reviewed articles are often more reliable sources.
3) Wikipedia is a good place to start a search but not often a good source to use.
4) Search the author’s background to check for authenticity and reliability.
5) Watch out for MLA citations, check for errors.
6) Use the Baruch School databases to look for sources.
7) Avoid plagiarism, always cite your sources.
8) Read your sources thoroughly to select the best possible source.
9) If in doubt, ask a librarian or another expert.
10) Take a research (LIB 1015) class.

1) Lessig, Lawrence. Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity. New York: Penguin Press, 2004. Print.

2) Yardi, Sarita, and Danah Boyd. “Dynamic Debates: An Analysis of Group Polarization Over Time on Twitter.” Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society 30.5 (2010): 316-327. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 29 Nov. 2010.

3) Boyd, Danah M., and Nicole B. Ellison. “Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. .

4) NewYorkPublicLibrary. “YouTube – The New York World’s Fair, 1939-40 – Treasures of The New York Public Library.” YouTube – Broadcast Yourself. 1 Oct. 2008. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. .

5) Facebook. “Privacy Policy | Facebook.” Welcome to Facebook. 5 Oct. 2010. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. .

6)Sisario, Ben. “U.S. Shuts Down Web Sites in Piracy Crackdown.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 26 Nov. 2010. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. .

BACKGROUND: (Fernback, 1999)
EXHIBIT: (Poplin 1972)
ARGUMENT: (Wellman, 2002)
METHOD: (Wellmanand Gulia, 1999)

During class today, I learned 3 things about research, the functions of the database Web of Knowledge, how to look for a creditable author using their publications as an example (CV), and how Google scholar shows the amount of citations for an article that may not be so accurate. Still unsure of how to evaluate the usage of a creditable author’s sources without reading every work they have published.

The subject headings contained diverse aspects about information technology. Most were about location (Asia, Africa, Caribbean, etc.) and economics aspects such cost, development, regulations and policy.