Research Skills

Databases are ____________-based, meaning that they require a library to pay for its content.

For a fact or statistic, it's generally better to :

• paraphrase

• quote

Which of the following is NOT a trait of a magazine

• periodical

• contains research studies and experiments

• often illustrated and laid out in a visually appealing way

• written for general pop-culture audiences

Which of the following is NOT a trait of a journal periodical?

• By an author working in the field

• Contains research studies and scientific experiments

• longer and more in depth

• Expresses the personal experiences and private thoughts of an author

 A ~ in a website URL usually means it is __

• reliable

• unreliable

Contrary to popular belief, wikipedia is actually a good lateral reading source

• I agree!

• I disagree!

A paraphrase needs

• A citation at the end

• Quote marks around it

• to be at least 5 sentences

• the same words as the quote

Databases come from

• a library website

• Google

Which domain suffix is OK for research projects

• .com

• .org

• .edu

• .gov

• they ALL can be ok, depending on other factors

If it's a periodical that comes out daily that focuses on current events and current issues and is intended for a general audience, it's probably a __