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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 You can use them for basic orientation only - please do not cite those with doubtful quality!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 You can use them for basic orientation only - please do not consider them as a resource for your research and do not cite them!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 ==
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