Taking Notes

Reliable Sources online are easier than ever to find. Fort Worth ISD subscribes to a variety of online resources for students, educators, and their families. Access them with your school credentials here -- https://www.fwisd.org/Page/8705

What items are worthy of notes?

The authority of a source affects it's use in your project. It means your source is trustworthy. (Your databases provided by the district are trustworthy academic sites. You will find them under classlink apps in the library folder).

Primary source: is an artifact, a document, a diary, a recording, legal records, etc. created at the original time.

Secondary source: information created later by someone who did not experience first-hand the events. (ie. research articles, biographies, monographs, etc.)

Tertiary sources aid the researcher in using primary and secondary sources and include indexes, textbooks, study guides, encyclopaedias, etc.

Nondocumentary sources are unpublished forms of communication and information, which can include conversations with faculty members, other students, and experts in the field.

Use the C.R.A.A.P. Test to check if notes are viable.

(Currancy * Relevance * Authority * Accuracy * Purpose)

What is the CRAAP test? Why am I going to use it? You'll use it because not everyone tells the truth online. Your academic research should show some rigor. (You wouldn't appreciate the movie times being wrong on Fandango, so don't let facts in your paper be wrong.)

So, how does this test work? We'll use my favorite library website for evaluation of sources. It makes the whole thing simple. And use the video to the side to see the process in action.

Or try one of these sites if you need further explanation: Brigham Young Library "Evaluating Crediblity" or University of South Carolina "Finding Credible Sources."