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Information Literacy Form 2: Search Engines, Databases, and Evaluation of Sources
On this form, you will be expected to gather research from Internet search engines, library databases, ebooks, and traditional print sources.
PRELIMINARY THESIS POINTS FROM FORM 1:
Leader of the American Civil Rights Movement,
End to racial segregation,
Non Violence resistance movement
Evaluate Sources
Use two different Internet search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo) to identify two web pages containing information on your topic. *Do not use non-academic sources such as Ask, About, eNotes, Wikipedia, Shmoop, Gradesaver, eHow, Answers.com, etc. Evaluate the credibility and reliability of each website or source. If you are not sure, ask your instructor, librarian, or tutor in the ARC.
WEB SOURCE 1 (20 points)
Source 1: Evaluate a source that you found using an Internet search engine:
Author(s):Chris Simkins
Name of Website: Voice of America
Name of Publisher/Sponsor: Voice of America
Date of Posting/Last Updating: January 20, 2014
URL/ Permalink/ DOI:www.voanews.com
1) What criteria make this source reliable and credible?
The author of the article is a well-known historian and political analyst. In addition, the editor and publisher of the article are conversant with historical events. Thus, the source is credible.
2) What point from the preliminary 3-part thesis statement does this connect to?
Non Violence resistance movement
3) Explain how this source supports this thesis point.
This article was written in 2014 when America was celebrating the achievements and efforts of the civil rights leaders. As a result, this article reflects on the non-violent ways of protests that were evident at the time. In addition, the article gives valuable information regarding the activities and involvements of the civil war leaders during the protests.
4) After examination of this source, identify two direct quotes and one paraphrase that will support the thesis. (Use signal phrases, quotations marks, and in-text citations.) Indicate whether the quote or paraphrase being used is a fact or opinion)
Direct Quote #1:“A major factor in the success of the movement was the strategy of protesting for equal rights without using violence” (Simkins). (Fact)
Direct Quote #2:“Led by King, millions of blacks took to the streets for peaceful protests as well as acts of civil disobedience and economic boycotts in what some leaders describe as America's second civil war” (Simkins). (Opinion)
Paraphrase: As Ben Jealous said, the non-violent campaign won American hearts and mind, thus, leading to the passing of fundamental legislations (Simkins). (Fact)
WEB SOURCE 2 (20 points)
(Use a different search engine to access this source)
Source 2: Evaluate a source that you found using an Internet search engine:
Author(s): Curtis J. Austin
“Title of Specific Web Page or Article”: “On Violence and Nonviolence: The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.”
Name of Website: Mississippi History Now
Name of Publisher/Sponsor: Mississippi Historical Society
Date of Posting/Last Updating: February, 2002.
URL/ Permalink/ DOI:www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov
1) What criteria make this source reliable and credible?
The article was last updated in 2002, thus, is consistent with modern history. In addition, the article is published in a legit website by a qualified historian. Thus, the information contained can be relied upon.
2) What point from the preliminary 3-part thesis statement does this connect to?
Non Violence resistance movement
3) Explain how this source supports this thesis point.
This article is significant in the exploration of various non-violent strategies that leaders of the civil rights movement used. In addition, the author focuses on the use of boycotts and sit-ins as a non-violent form of protests among African-Americans. Therefore, this source is important.
4) After examination of this source, identify two direct quotes and one paraphrase that will support the thesis. (Use signal phrases, quotations marks, and in-text citations.) Indicate whether the quote or paraphrase being used is a fact or opinion)
Direct Quote #1:“The leaders of the Civil Rights Movement chose the tactic of nonviolence as a tool to dismantle institutionalized racial segregation, discrimination, and inequality” (Austin). (Fact)
Direct Quote #2:“The method that ensured segregation persisted was the use and threat of violence against people who sought to end it” (Austin). (Fact)
Paraphrase: As the author argues, the changes that the non-violence protests of the civil rights movement brought in America, such as voting and equality, continue to be felt in the modern society (Austin). (Opinion)
Evaluate Sources
Use a library database (Plaza Library’s ProQuest, Ebsco, Novel) to identify two sources containing information on your topic
JOURNAL FROM A LIBRARY DATABASE (20 points)
Source 3: Evaluate a journal article that you found using a library database:
Author(s): Thomas F. Jackson
“Title of Journal Article”: “Bread of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Human Rights”
Name of Journal: Magazine of History
Volume number: 22 Issue number: 2
Publication date:April 22, 2008
Name of database service: ProQuest
URL/ Permalink/ DOI: search.proquest.com/docview/213729208/334531B010240F9PQ/1?accountid=32605
1) What point from the preliminary 3-part thesis statement does this connect to?
End to racial segregation
2) Explain how this source supports this thesis point.
This article focuses on the struggle of various movements to end racial segregation in America. The author focuses on exploring the role of activists, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. in driving the force against racism and segregation. As a result, civil rights movements won tremendous victories in enhancing equality within the American society.
3) After examination of this source, identify two direct quotes and one paraphrase that will support the thesis. (Use signal phrases, quotations marks, and in-text citations.) Indicate whether the quote or paraphrase being used is a fact or opinion)
Direct Quote #1:“King supported the local efforts at economic relief and development during the desegregation and voting rights campaigns of the 1960s” (Jackson). (Fact)
Direct Quote #2:“Birmingham protesters demanded jobs for black clerks as well as desegregated lunch counters” (Jackson). (Fact)
Paraphrase: As king argued during his rallies, he proposed that the federal government should wage a real war against poverty instead of its engagement in the Vietnamese imperial war (Jackson). (Opinion)
MAGAZINE or NEWSPAPER FROM A LIBRARY DATABASE (20 points)
**You must use a DIFFERENT database from question 3.
Source 4: Evaluate a magazine or newspaper that you found using a library database:
Author(s): The Civil Rights Movement
“Title of Magazine or Newspaper Article”: “The Civil Rights Movement.”
Name of Magazine or Newspaper: Health Business Elite
Publication date: January 2002
Name of database service:Ebsco
URL/ Permalink/ DOI:search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=heh&AN=5826763&site=ehost-live
1) What point from the preliminary 3-part thesis statement does this connect to?
Leader of the American Civil Rights Movement
2) Explain how this source supports this thesis point.
This article focuses on the fundamental roles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a leader of the civil rights movement. The article highlights significant roles that King played, and the cases of racial discrimination and segregation that were prevalent in the United States of America.
3) After examination of this source, identify two direct quotes and one paraphrase that will support the thesis. (Use signal phrases, quotations marks, and in-text citations.) Indicate whether the quote or paraphrase being used is a fact or opinion)
Direct Quote #1:“Dr. MartinLuther King Jr. was speaking passionately for the rights of poor, disadvantaged, and racially oppressed people” (The Civil Rights Movement). (Fact)
Direct Quote #2: King, a Baptist minister, once declared, "I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality" (The Civil Rights Movement). (Fact)
Paraphrase: As a result of activism by the civil rights movement, legislations were enacted that barred discrimination in any sector on the basis of color, religion, race, sex, or national origin (The Civil Rights Movement). (Fact)
BOOK or EBOOK FROM A LIBRARY (20 points)
Source 4: Evaluate a magazine or newspaper that you found using a library database:
Book: Fill in the correct information from the copyright page.
Book Title: Ring Out Freedom! The Voice of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the making of the Civil Rights Movement
Author(s): Fredrik Sunnemark
Name of Publisher: Indiana University Press
Year of Publication: 2003
Source/ Collection/ File type (ebooks only): Web
1) What chapter or section of the book did you find most useful? What is the connection to your topic?
Section 3 of the book that focuses on the problem of race is the most important part of the book.
2) What point from the preliminary 3-part thesis statement does this connect to?
End to racial segregation
3) Explain how this source supports this thesis point.
This section of the book focuses on the problem of race that was prevalent in the American society. Although various activists rallied against racism, segregation and other forms of racial injustices were common. However, the civil rights movement succeeded in fighting for equality and justice among individuals regardless of their racial or ethnic backgrounds.
4) After examination of this source, identify two direct quotes and one paraphrase that will support the thesis. (Use signal phrases, quotations marks, and in-text citations.) Indicate whether the quote or paraphrase being used is a fact or opinion)
Direct Quote #1:“King is active in a historical process in which race is the very question and objective of struggle” (Sunnemark). (Fact)
Direct Quote #2: “The basic conflict in America is positioned around race and the only way to eradicate, or at least to come to grips with, this conflict is to change or rearrange the understanding of the conflict” (Sunnemark). (Fact)
Paraphrase: King positions himself so that he can demand social action from his congregation and at the same time legitimize the struggle in the eyes of northern America (Sunnemark). (Opinion)