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Other sources to your chosen theme should be prefarably scientific articles. Where you can find your '''external resources''':
Other sources to your chosen theme should be prefarably scientific articles. Where you can find your '''external resources''':


* for the beginning you can look at [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] or do simple Google search - you will get texts of very different quality. You can use them for basic orientation only - please do not cite those with doubtful quality!
* for the beginning you can look at [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] or do simple Google search - you will get texts of very different quality. You can use them for basic orientation only - please do not consider them as a resource for your research and do not cite them!
* for your academic writing you may prefer [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] to find reliable resources
* for your academic writing you may prefer [http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar] to find reliable resources
** This is not the only possibility, you can use any other search engine, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_databases_and_search_engines List of academic databases and search engines]!  
** This is not the only possibility, you can use any other search engine, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_databases_and_search_engines List of academic databases and search engines]!  
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...of your resources would be very important at the certain stage. Sites about techniques of quality assessment (and not how to use them):
...of your resources would be very important at the certain stage. Sites about techniques of quality assessment (and not how to use them):


* Use Internet Detective online.<ref> Place, E., Kendall, M., Hiom, D., Booth, H., Ayres, P., Manuel, A., Smith, P. (2006) "Internet Detective: Wise up to the Web", 3rd edition, Intute Virtual Training Suite, [online]. Available from: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/</ref>.You can try several quizzes to prove that your skills in evaluating sources have been already developed.
* Use '''Internet Detective online'''.<ref> Place, E., Kendall, M., Hiom, D., Booth, H., Ayres, P., Manuel, A., Smith, P. (2006) "Internet Detective: Wise up to the Web", 3rd edition, Intute Virtual Training Suite, [online]. Available from: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/</ref>.You can try several quizzes to prove that your skills in evaluating sources have been already developed.
* How to evaluate sources http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/evaluate/
* How to evaluate sources http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/evaluate/
* Evaluating Information Found on the Internet http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html
* Evaluating Information Found on the Internet http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html
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===Links===
===Links===
* Taylor, Dena Bain. ''A Brief Guide To Writing a Literature Review'' {online}. 2007 {2007-12-27}. Online: <[http://www.ceu.hu/writing/lit_review.pdf http://www.ceu.hu/writing/lit_review.pdf] >
You can use some of the resources about '''writing an annotated bibliography''':
* How to create a references list - [http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/workscited/ http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/workscited/]
* Select relevant from the Online Writing Resource, Central European University: http://www.ceu.hu/caw/resources
 
You can also use some of the resources about '''writing an annotated bibliography''':
 
* [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/ Definitions and format]
* [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/ Definitions and format]
* [http://library.umcrookston.edu/annotate.htm What is an annotated bibliography?]
* [http://www.library.mun.ca/guides/howto/annotated_bibl.php Types of annotation]
* [http://www.library.mun.ca/guides/howto/annotated_bibl.php Types of annotation]
* [http://www.lib.umich.edu/ugl/guides/assist/assignments/annotatedbib.html Description of the resource and comment on its value or relevance]
 
* [http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/annotated.html The process of writing annotated bibliography]
* [http://core.ecu.edu/engl/snyderh/1200/how2annbib.html Examples]
==Annotated bibliography==
==Annotated bibliography==
Write [[annotation]] to every valuable resource you are going to use in your writing. You can use it in the text later on.
Write [[annotation]] to every valuable resource you are going to use in your writing. You can use it in the text later on.
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
*Research and Documenting Sources http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html
*Research and Documenting Sources, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 12:00, 12 October 2011

For writing is necessary to find some very reliable resources - your text should be based on critical and responsible thinking and dialogue with what has been already said.

Where to find the resources

Other sources to your chosen theme should be prefarably scientific articles. Where you can find your external resources:

  • for the beginning you can look at Wikipedia or do simple Google search - you will get texts of very different quality. You can use them for basic orientation only - please do not consider them as a resource for your research and do not cite them!
  • for your academic writing you may prefer Google Scholar to find reliable resources

Managemenet of citations

Quality assessment

...of your resources would be very important at the certain stage. Sites about techniques of quality assessment (and not how to use them):

Technique of writing literature review

What we mean by the "literature review"? In this context, it is not just the list of references; but it is not also the thourough analysis of available resources, as Dena Taylor suggests. It is something in between - and following links will provide a guidance for writing your literature review.

Links

You can use some of the resources about writing an annotated bibliography:

Annotated bibliography

Write annotation to every valuable resource you are going to use in your writing. You can use it in the text later on.

Summary

References

  1. Place, E., Kendall, M., Hiom, D., Booth, H., Ayres, P., Manuel, A., Smith, P. (2006) "Internet Detective: Wise up to the Web", 3rd edition, Intute Virtual Training Suite, [online]. Available from: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/
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