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Introduction
About this Guide and Course:
This course guide was developed for students enrolled in Hon 4390A taught by John Hood. Developed by Jan Tidwell, the guide highlights useful library resources and suggests library research techniques.
Hon 4390A Honors Thesis Research Methods:
This course will assist Honors students by exposing them to a systematic study of contemporary research methods appropriate for research on their theses. Prospective thesis supervisors and library research facilitators will insure that participationg students understand both the mechanics and expectations of preparing an Honors Thesis.
Research is a Process Slide Show
Evaluating Your Sources
Selection and Evaluation of Resources: Selecting materials to use in your paper requires careful evaluation of each item you have collected. Critical thinkers analyze the data they've retrieved. Here are a couple of questions to ask yourself:
* Have you selected materials published by well respected, mainstream publishers or journals?
* OR have you selected unreliable sources such as a blog or websites like Wikipedia?
Wikipedia may be OK to use for gathering background information but should not be used as a source for your assignment. Anyone can put information on the web but databases contain articles from scholarly journals and other respected publications. The library buys subscriptions to databases and periodicals so you can have trusted information to use for your research rather than unreliable, questionable information you may find on the World Wide Web.
For more information about Evaluation of Web Resources see our Web searching and evaluating websites handout.
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