Types of Sources and

How to Cite ThemMegan Kellner & Elizabeth Soergel

Nedelina Tchangalova

Public Health Librarian

nedelina@umd.edu

MIEH 300 March 11, 2016

Characteristics

Scholarly (Peer Reviewed)

• Written by and for faculty,

researchers, scholars

• Full citations for sources

Popular

• Written by journalists for

general audience

• Citations are rare

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Do you want background on a topic new to you?

Use magazines

Did your professor say to cite scholarly (research-based)

resources?

Use journals

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Still confused? Let’s clarify….

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… how to evaluate!

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EVALUATING

INFORMATION

What is it? Who

created it?

What is in it?

When was it created?

In other words, use the CRAAP test.

C • Currency

R • Relevance

A • Authority

A • Accuracy

P • Purpose

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article

Adapted from Anatomy of a scholarly journal, NCSU Libraries. Retrieved from http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/scholarly-articles/

APA Format: Popular

Which one is wrong?

Carrington, D. (2016, February 22). Indoor And Outdoor Air Pollution ‘Claiming At Least 40,000 UK Lives A Year.’ Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/22/indoor-and-outdoor-air-pollution-claiming-at-least-40000-uk-lives-a-year.

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Carrington, D. (2016, February 22). Indoor and outdoor air pollution ‘claiming at least 40,000 UK lives a year.’ The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/22/indoor-and-outdoor-air-pollution-claiming-at-least-40000-uk-lives-a-year.

APA Format: Popular

Which one is wrong?

Carrington, D. (2016, February 22). Indoor And Outdoor Air Pollution ‘Claiming At Least 40,000 UK Lives A Year.’ Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/22/indoor-and-outdoor-air-pollution-claiming-at-least-40000-uk-lives-a-year.

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Carrington, D. (2016, February 22). Indoor and outdoor air pollution ‘claiming at least 40,000 UK lives a year.’ The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/22/indoor-and-outdoor-air-pollution-claiming-at-least-40000-uk-lives-a-year.

Capitalize only first word in article title.

Source title is missing: The Guardian

Correct

APA Format: Scholarly

Which one is wrong?

Bruce, Nigel, Perez-Padilla, Rogelio, & Albalak, Rachel. (2000). Indoor air pollution in developing countries: a major environmental and public health challenge. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 78(9), 1078-1092. Retrieved February 26, 2016, from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862000000900004&lng=en&tlng=en.

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Bruce N, Perez-Padilla R, & Albalak R. (2000). Indoor air pollution in developing countries: A major environmental and public health challenge. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization, 78(9), 1078-92.

APA Format: Scholarly

Which one is wrong?

Bruce, Nigel, Perez-Padilla, Rogelio, & Albalak, Rachel. (2000). Indoor air pollution in developing countries: A major environmental and public health challenge. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 78(9), 1078-1092. Retrieved February 26, 2016, from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862000000900004&lng=en&tlng=en.

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Bruce N., Perez-Padilla R., & Albalak R. (2000). Indoor air pollution in developing countries: A major environmental and public health challenge. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 78(9), 1078-92.

Correct

Journal titles

• Capitalize all major words.

• Italicize journal titles.

• No URL is needed.

Let’s find these articles!

UMD Libraries’ website is www.lib.umd.edu

Now let’s practice!

1. Go to Canvas site and locate the Library

Resources for MIEH300 (Spring 2016) course.

2. Complete in-class assignment

10 minutes

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Discussion

1. What database did you use, and why?

2. How you searched (keywords, Boolean

operators, limiters)?

3. How you could improve your search strategy?

5 minutes

In pairs, talk about the following:

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Discussion

1. How did your search process differ from your partner’s?

2. Did you have similar or different struggles?

5 minutes

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Questions?