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Evaluating Information in the Research Process: References

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References

References

Online

Online sources below were visited in February 2014. 

Adobe Systems Incorporated. http://www.adobe.com/

Alexander, J. & Tate, M.A. The Web as a Research Tool.  Widener University Wolfgram Memorial Library, 2000. (no longer available)

Bradley, P. Search Engines. 2005.

Foundation for Critical Thinking / Critical Thinking Community http://www.criticalthinking.org//

Hickey, Lance P. 'Flow' Experiences: The Secret to Ultimate Happiness? Huffington Post, 1/22/11. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lance-p-hickey-phd/flow-experiences-happiness_b_811682.html

Kirk, E. Evaluating Information Found on the Internet. (original no longer available; updated version, 2010. https://www.uv.es/~fores/programa/kirk_evalinternet.html)

Lynch, P. & Horton, S. Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide. Yale Center for Advanced Instructional Media, 2011. http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/contents.html 

Nielsen, Jakob. "In Defense of Print." Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, February 1, 1996. http://www.nngroup.com/articles/in-defense-of-print/

Nielsen, Jakob. "iPad and Kindle Reading Speeds." Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, July 2010. http://www.nngroup.com/articles/ipad-and-kindle-reading-speeds/

O'Mahoney, B. The Copyright Website. 2011. http://www.benedict.com  

Ormondroyd, J., Engle, M. & Cosgrave, T. How to Critically Analyze Information Sources. Cornell University Library, 1995. (No longer available online.)  

Robin, Bernard. Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling website. http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu. University of Houston, 2014.
Shapiro, J. J. & Hughes, S. K. "Information Literacy as a Liberal Art." Educom Review, Volume 31, Number 2, 1996.  

Smith, A. Evaluation of Information Sources. World-Wide Web Virtual Library, 2012http://www.vuw.ac.nz./~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm 

United States Copyright Office. Library of Congress. 2013. http://www.loc.gov/copyright/ 

Webber, S. Reviews of search engines. University of Strathclyde, Department of Information Science.1998. (No longer available online.) 

HSL Guides

Introduction to Visual Literacy https://guides.lib.unc.edu/visual-literacy

Finding Medical & Health Films/Images/ (copyright tab) https://guides.lib.unc.edu/images

Print

Adler, M. & Van Doren, C. How To Read a Book. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972. 

Atchity, Kenneth. A Writer’s Time. New York: Norton, 1986. 

Baer, Marjorie. “Copyright and the Visual Arts.” Macworld,October 1996. San Francisco: Mac Publishing, L.L.C. 

Baron, J. & Sternberg, R. Teaching Thinking Skills: Theory and Practice. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1987. 

Booth, W., Cololmb, G., & Williams, J. The Craft of Research. University of Chicago Press, 1995. 

Brookfield, Stephen. Developing Critical Thinkers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1987. 

Covey, Stephen R. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. 

Frankl, Victor. Man's Search for Meaning. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984. 

Harmon, W. & Rheingold, H.. Higher Creativity. Los Angeles: Jeremy Tarcher, Inc., 1984. 

Macrorie, Ken. The I-Search Paper. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook, 1988.. 

McKibben, Bill. The Age of Missing Information. New York: Random House, 1992. 

Myers, Chet. Teaching Students to Think Critically. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1986. 

Paul, Richard, and Elder, Linda. Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning & Your Life (3rd Edition).
Prentice Hall,  2012

Perkins, David. Smart Schools. New York: The Free Press, 1992. 

Rico, Gabriele. Writing the Natural Way. Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher, 1983. 

Shenk, David. Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. 

Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen Mind, Beginner's MInd. Shambhala, 2011.

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