Research Review

What is NOT important when thinking about research?

• What date was the article written?

• How long is the article?

• Is this a biased source?

• Is the website trying to sell me information?

How should you use Wikipedia?

• Use the article if it seems well-researched and well-written

• Don't use Wikipedia

• Use the footnotes and references

Which source below would you be LEAST likely to use for academic research?

• Time Magazine

• Personal blog

• Database

What is one way you can tell if an article on a website is academic?

• The author has the appropriate qualifications

• The author has written other articles

• The article is long and well-written

What is NOT true about citations?

• You must have a citation for every source you use

• You can use a source if it doesn't have an author

• Copying the website address is all you need