2.1 Identifying Information Sources
WELCOME to your MCNY research tutorials! Here, you will be asked to engage with resources and tools and answer questions to help facilitate your understanding of advanced research.

This tutorial will show you a few ways to categorize information and how academic or scholarly information differs from everyday or "popular" entertainment.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to one of the MCNY librarians at Library@mcny.edu.
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TECHNICAL NOTE: At certain points, you will have to copy links provided and paste them into a search engine (e.g. Google) to access the resources indicated.
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Let's start with the most basic question: What are sources? Look at the definition below from the MCNY Introduction to Research Guide (see here: libguides.mcny.edu/c.php?g=737462&p=5272057 ). According to the guide, can a song be a source? *
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CLASSIFYING SOURCES: So, asource is any place that provides you with information, ideas, data, or facts; sources come in many forms.  Easy, right?  Unfortunately, it's more complicated than just taking information from anywhere. If almost anything can be a source, the types of sources you use matter in many different ways. This tutorial will show you a few ways to distinguish between different kinds of information and will lay out how academic sources differ from other forms of information in our culture. Tutorial 2.2 will show you how to evaluate information that you find.  (image credit: Steiner, P. (1993, July 5). On the Internet no one knows you're a dog [cartoon]. The New Yorker.
Watch this short video tutorial from the University of Huddersfield and then answer the questions below. (Video credit: Hudlibrary. (2019). The information landscape: Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources [video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Lc9PAt5hB50).
In researching a climate risk hazard like hurricanes, you would most likely use some of the information sources below. Which of these is a primary source? Check all that apply. *
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Again, in researching a climate risk hazard like hurricanes, you would most likely use some of the information sources below. Which of these is a secondary source? Check all that apply. *
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Again, in researching a climate risk hazard like hurricanes, you would most likely use some of the information sources below. Which of these is a tertiary source? Check all that apply. *
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Now that we have differentiated between primary and secondary materials, we will discuss how to decide what sources are appropriate for your research as a student and as a professional. When you do research in your classes, you may be asked to use scholarly or academic articles.  To explain what this term means, watch the following video.  When you are done, answer the questions. (Video credit: jwdenver. (2015). Types of periodicals [video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/ODk6My5y1WA).
Which is NOT another word for a scholarly article? *
What type of journal do you think EMS is? *
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According to the video, you can identify a scholarly article by which of the following features? Check all that apply. *
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Now that you have a better understanding of the range of sources you will be working with in your research, you need to think about how to evaluate sources. Continue to Tutorial 2.2.
Remember, at MCNY, you have many resources to support you in completing your research projects including librarians, writing specialists, math specialists, and student mentors. You can also book a research consultation with a reference librarian for more one-on-one help and contact the Learning Enhancement Center (LEC) directly for a one-on-one writing session.
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