Journalism - Current Issues

Mission:

The mission of the CBA Markert Library program is to teach information literacy in collaboration with classroom teachers within the context of the content curriculum, inspire and develop a love of reading, and provide diverse materials and services to enable students to become life-long learners and effective users of information.

**Big 6 Research Method**
	1.1. Define the problem 1.2 Identify the information requirements
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: 300's for social issues; 600's for science information; 900's for country or historical information Databases: Facts on File World Geography, Facts on File Modern History, Wilson, Gale, Newsbank, Teen Health and Wellness Internet: Google, but be sure to credential your source *Recommended sites:* Politico FactCheck.org Real Clear Politics Political Wire ABC NBC CBS PBS CNN FoxNews Washington Post NYTimes LATimes Chicago Tribune Boston Globe Dallas Morning News Slate League of Women Voters Christian Science Monitor National Public Radio
	4.1 Engage (read, view, interview) 4.2 Extract (make notes)	Take notes electronically, making sure to capture info for citation. Citation generator You are responsible for the accuracy of your citation, not the generator or the database vendor.
	5.1 Organize information 5.2 Present information	The Works Cited page will be the last page of your paper. Make sure that your Works Cited page follows MLA formatting: 1" margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, with resources in alphabetical order in hanging format. Be careful to use MS Word View>Header and Footer for the pagination. *Use proper MLA date formatting:* Heading: 21 October 2010 Citation: 21 Oct 2010 REMINDER: NO encyclopedia entries are acceptable as sources.
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	Did you use proper attribution? Did you paraphrase correctly, doing more than simply changing a few sentences? Did you examine your issue carefully? What did you learn about resources?
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Big 6 Research Method

1.1. Define the problem

1.2 Identify the information requirements

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books: 300's for social issues; 600's for science information; 900's for country or historical information

Databases: Facts on File World Geography, Facts on File Modern History, Wilson, Gale, Newsbank, Teen Health and Wellness

Internet: Google, but be sure to credential your source

Recommended sites:

Politico FactCheck.org

Real Clear Politics

Political Wire

ABC NBC CBS PBS CNN FoxNews

Washington Post NYTimes LATimes

Chicago Tribune Boston Globe

Dallas Morning News

Slate League of Women Voters

Christian Science Monitor

National Public Radio

4.1 Engage (read, view, interview)

4.2 Extract (make notes)

Take notes electronically, making sure to capture info for citation.

Citation generator

You are responsible for the accuracy of your citation, not the generator or the database vendor.

5.1 Organize information

5.2 Present information

The Works Cited page will be the last page of your paper.

Make sure that your Works Cited page follows MLA formatting: 1" margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, with resources in alphabetical order in hanging format.

Be careful to use MS Word View>Header and Footer for the pagination.

Use proper MLA date formatting:

Heading: 21 October 2010

Citation: 21 Oct 2010

REMINDER: NO encyclopedia entries are acceptable as sources.

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

Did you use proper attribution? Did you paraphrase correctly, doing more than simply changing a few sentences? Did you examine your issue carefully?

What did you learn about resources?