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1) If you are searching for a term, make sure you use quotation marks. If not, the search engine will give you results for both words separately.

2) Make sure to use the Boolean search terms correctly (and, or, not).

3) Always find background information before coming up with a research question.

4) Wikipedia should not be looked down upon, you may use it in order to find the background reasearch.

5) Plagiarism is very big and you must always make sure to cite properly and give just credit to the author.

6) Make sure to look over the authority of the author to make sure that they have some knowledge in the field they are writing about.

7) It is important to identify how you will use certain sources. This can be done through the BEAM model (Background, Exhibit, Argument, Method).

8) The Baruch Bearcat Search allows you to search multiple databases at the same time in order to find information.

9) There are many private databases but there are also numerous public databases, like WolframAlpha, that is open for everyone without monthly fees.

10) Scholarly journal articles should be peer reviewed. A hint to know whether an article is peer reviewed or not is its length; 5 pages or more and it is probably peer reviewed.

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.

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.

Boyd, Danah , and Nicole B. Ellison. “Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 13.1 (2007): 210-230. Print. 29 Nov 2010.

“The New York World’s Fair, 1939-40-Treasures of the New York Public Library”. By NewYorkPublicLibrary. Online video clip. 1 Oct 2008. Youtube. Web. 29 Nov 2010.

Facebook. “Facebook’s Private Policy”. Facebook. Facebook. Web. 29 Nov 2010.

Sisario, Ben. “U.S. Shuts Down Web Sites in Piracy Crackdown.” The New York Times 26 Nov. 2010: B2. Web. 29 Nov. 2010.

Background- (Fernback, 1999)

Exhibit- (Manago, Graham, Greenfield, & Salimkhan, 2008)

Argument- (Abu-Lughod, 1991)

Method- (McMillan & Chavis, 1986)

There are many things I have learned in class today. Three of these things include how to determine how many times a certain author has been cited, what CV stands for, and Michael Buckland is a professor at Berkley University. One thing that I am still uncertain about regarding evaluating a source would be whether or not there was a database that could accurately list every single publication of an author; not through Google.

The subject heading of information technology is initially broken up into geographical categories. The next division that follows surrounds the different aspects of life such as education, economics, culture, and so on.