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For Biotechnology, Fall 2012
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BioTech BiblioBytesSeptember 2012
The Research Cycle
Evaluating
Ethics
Pre-Research
Research
Popular Articles
Popular Articles
Intended for wide audience (general population)
Short articles that are not signed (no author)
Non-technical, simple writing style
Focus on current events, popular topics
Usually published daily, weekly or monthly
Credibility
Goal: An authoritative source, a source that supplies some good evidence that allows you to trust it.
Accuracy
Goal: A source that is correct today (not yesterday), a source that gives the whole truth.
Reliability
Goal: A source that engages the subject thoughtfully and reasonably, concerned with the truth.
Supportability
Goal: A source that provides convincing evidence for the claims made, a source you can triangulate (find at least two other sources that support it).
C.A.R.S.
Guidelines for evaluating sources.
CredibilityAccuracyReliabilitySupportability
C.A.R.S. Source: Harris, Robert. "Evaluating Internet Research Sources.“ VirtualSalt. 17 Nov. 1997. 17 Oct 2000 <http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm>.
Final Step
Apply the smell test.
Practice time!
1) Evaluate for: CredibilityAccuracyReliabilitySupportability
Scholarly Articles
Scholarly Articles
Intended for limited audience (academic audience)
Written by scholars in the field and are usually
signed articles (not anonymous)
More complex writing style
Main purpose is to report on original research
Published bi-monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or
annually
BioTech Criteria
Is the article from a peer reviewed journal?
Are any conflicts of interest stated?Is a reference list provided?
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Practice time!
1) Evaluate using the BioTech criteria: 1) Is the article from a peer reviewed journal?2) Are any conflicts of interest stated?3) Is there a reference list and how complete is it?
2) Evaluate using an additional two questions from the whiteboard.