__________ is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is
needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed
information." - answer information literacy
_______ equips you "with the critical skills necessary to become independent lifelong
learners." You need to be able to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information for your
course projects, your job, your role as a citizen, and in your personal life. - answer
information literacy
_______ is the process of gathering, evaluating, and interpreting information or data to
answer a question or solve a problem. - answer research
_________. Whether in a lab or out "in the field," researchers conduct studies of
organisms, behavior, technology, organizations, etc. They may come up with a
hypothesis to test, and they will develop a methodology for their testing or
experimentation. - answer scientific research
____________. Students and researchers use library and other information resources
to study a topic. They research what has been written in order to find support for an
argument or thesis statement, to expand a topic by bringing together various viewpoints,
to trace the history of a topic, etc. - answerLibrary or information research
_______ Information is usually brief. It gives indisputable answers to specific questions.
No explanation or analysis is needed. Examples of sources for factual information are
encyclopedias, statistical compilations and almanacs. - answerfactual
________ Information analyzes and interprets facts to form an opinion or come to a
conclusion. The primary questions answered with analytical information are why? or
how? Examples of sources for analytical information are books and articles. -
answeranalytical
__________ information is one person's opinion. In a newspaper, the editorial section is
the place for subjectivity. It can be based on fact, but it is one person's interpretation of
that fact. In this way, subjective information is also analytical. - answersubjective
_________ information reviews many points of view. It is intended to be unbiased.
News reporters are supposed to be objective and report the facts of an event.
Encyclopedias and other reference materials provide objective information. -
answerobjective
______ books are written for the general public. - answerpopular
, _______ books, on the other hand, usually have an academic audience in mind. Their
purpose is to educate, inform, and advance knowledge in the discipline -
answerscholarly
_______ are publications that come out "periodically" such as journals, magazines, and
newspapers. - answerperiodicals
_________ are generally written by someone working in a trade or profession. Their
audience is practitioners or other members of the trade, rather than researchers or the
general public. The authors share their experience and expertise to further the trade or
profession and keep others up to date. - answertrade publications
A _____ source is original, firsthand information. It hasn't been interpreted, analyzed,
condensed, or changed. - answerprimary
A ________ source is one or more steps removed from a primary source and may
interpret or analyze a primary source. They are usually written by someone other than
the original researcher or author - answersecondary
Even further removed from the original source is a ______ source. An example is a
bibliography (citation list) of primary and secondary sources about a person or topic. -
answertertiary
Encyclopedias are often viewed as ______ sources because they review a topic and
usually include bibliographies of primary and secondary sources consulted. -
answertertiary
Databases and indexes are _____ sources which provide access to materials on
specific topics. - answertertiary
_______ refers to the succession of sources that are created and disseminated after an
event occurs. Understanding this cycle and knowing when and why an information
source was generated, should help you choose appropriate sources for many of your
research projects or questions. - answerinformation cycle
what makes a topic flexible?
1. it must not be too broad
2. there must be sufficient source material - answer1 and 2
________ allows you to explore your broad topic and find out how much has been
written about it. This way you can discover what areas you may want to focus on, learn
about other aspects of your topic, etc. - answerpresearching
_____ provide in-depth coverage on nearly any topic, and they continue to be one of the
most important sources of information. - answerbooks
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