吴江梅-英语科技论文写作-Unit 1 Information Searching.pptxVIP

Unit 1Information Searching  Yyy Section A Information Sources1. There is a list of information sources for academic writing in the table below. Do you know what they are? Which are commonly used in your paper? ?books; articles; government documents; manuscripts; archival materials; maps; visual materials; dissertations; interviews; surveysreference literature; scientific journals; industry journals; library catalogs;bibliographies; card catalogs; dictionaries; textbooksalmanacs; directories; fact books; guide books; indexes; abstracts; bibliographies used to locate primary and secondary sources; manuals Section A Information Sources2 Analyze the information sources listed above, and divide them into primary sources, secondary sources and tertiary sources based on the definitions given below. 1) Primary sources are original materials on which other research is based. They have not been filtered through interpretation or evaluation. They present original thinking, report a discovery, or share new information.Such as: ____________________________________________________2) Secondary sources are accounts written after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. They are interpretations and evaluations of primary sources. Secondary sources are not evidence, but rather commentary on and discussion of evidence.Such as: ____________________________________________________ Section A Information Sources3) Tertiary sources are an index and/or textual condensation of primary and secondary sources. Depending on the topic of research, a scholar may use a bibliography, dictionary, or encyclopedia as either a tertiary or a secondary source.Such as: ___________________________________________________4) What are the differences between primary, secondary and tertiary sources? Section A Information Sources3. Answer the questions concerning information retrieval tools.?In what way did people retrieve information before computers were