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Skills Exercise 1: Evaluating Sources
Directions:
Fill out the following worksheet. You may need to log in to the URI Libraries using your URI
credentials if you are completing this assignment from off campus.
Learn more here.
Scenario:
You are working on a research project on cancer treatments for a course this semester.
Your
professor has told you to use quality information sources that have been published within the last
ten years.
Follow the additional guidelines below in Parts 1-3 to select the most appropriate
book, article, and website from each pair of options.
Justify each selection in a brief paragraph
that points to specific evidence for your decisions (~100 words).
To pass this assignment, you must:
●
Identify the best sources for the scenario in all three sections.
●
For each of the three sections, compose a paragraph of
at least
85 words that includes a
minimum of 3 criteria that justify your choice (using the
CRAAP test
for Parts 1 & 3 and
Identifying Scholarly/Professional Articles
for Part 2).
PART 1: BOOKS
You need to identify one book that will provide you with an overview of current developments in
cancer research and treatments. Use the information provided below to identify which book
meets the requirements established above in the scenario.
Option A:
Title:
Cancer Treatment
Author: Charles M. Haskell & Jonathan S Berek (Both MDs)
Date of publication: 1995
Subject/Topic: Treatment of Cancers
General description of type of content: This book covers the treatments and therapies in use for different
variations of cancer. Content in the book was provided by multiple contributors, all doctors. The book is
divided into two main parts consisting of multiple sections/chapters. The main parts deal with general
information and topics related to cancer and the second part deals with treatments of specific types of
cancer. References are provided.
Option B:
Title:
Advances in Cancer Research
Author: Kenneth D. Tew & Paul B. Fisher (Both MDs)
Date of Publication: 2015
Subject/Topic: Cancer Research Information
General description of type of content: This book is comprised of chapters reporting on various topics
related to cancer research including information on current treatments and therapies for various types of
cancers. Each chapter is authored by researchers in the field and includes references/bibliographies of
sources.
1.
Which source is the better source?
Option b is the better source for this scenario.
2.
Why do you think this is the better source? Justify your answer in a short paragraph (~100
words) by using the CRAAP test criteria.
The currency for option B is better. I need to find research on current developments in
cancer, so having a book published in 2015 is better than the one published in 1995. This book
is relevant to the situation because it provides information on real world examples via case
studies and extensive explanations regarding dyslexia. It is written by
Kenneth D. Tew & Paul
B. Fisher who both have their M.D.s(Doctor of Medicine degrees). This makes them more of an
authority in this field. “Advances In Cancer Research” is authored by researchers in the field and
includes references and bibliographies of sources. Book two also gives the reader a deeper
understanding of the advancements in cancer research while book one gives information on
cancer treatments.
How confident do you feel about your answer to Part 1?
*Highlight which response you identify with the
most strongly.
Confident
Somewhat confident
Not confident
PART 2: ARTICLE SOURCES
Your project requires you to use one scholarly article in your project. Which article meets this
requirement?
Option A: Recent Progress of Nanotechnology-Based Theranostic Systems in Cancer Treatments
http://uri.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=a9h&AN=150976345&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Option B: An Evolution in Cancer Treatment
http://uri.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=a9h&AN=142061507&site=ehost-live&scope=site
1.
Which source is the
scholarly article?
Option 1 is the scholarly article
2.
How do you know this is a scholarly article? Justify your answer in a short paragraph (~100
words) using
Identifying Scholarly/Professional Articles
.
There are three reasons why I think Option one: Recent Progress of Nanotechnology-
Based Theranostic System in Cancer Treatments is the scholarly article out of the two options,
my reasonings are due to: the author affiliation, the source of the articles and the fact that it was
peer reviewed. By looking at the author affiliation of each option, I can tell that option one is the
scholarly article.
The authors are affiliated with the National Engineering Research Center for
Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology and the Huazhong University of Science
and Technology. This makes them a reliable authority on the subject of Cancer. Option A was
peer reviewed, meaning the information they release if looked at and reviewed by the people
who are professional in the field. The accuracy of the article is also better. Their source is an
academic journal by the Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospita.
How confident do you feel about your answer to Part 2?
*Highlight which response you identify with the
most strongly.
Confident
Somewhat confident
Not confident
PART 3: WEBSITES
You can use one website on this assignment. Which of these two sources passes the CRAAP test
and would be appropriate for college-level research?
Option A:
http://www.cancer.gov/
Option B:
http://cancer.mercola.com/
1.
Which source is the better source for the scenario?
Option b is the better source for this scenario.
2.
Why do you think this is the better source? Justify your answer in a short paragraph (~100
words) by using the CRAAP test criteria.
I analyzed
options A and B, and after that I concluded that option A is the better source of
information. It is relevant to a college level research because it provides a plethora of research
on cancer including how it is caused, treatment and the types of cancer. The website's accuracy
is excellent because of those same reasons. The website states facts and supports it with
reasearch. The purpose of this website is the government's way to share accurate information
about cancer on the
National Cancer Institute(NCI) page. NIC is an institute focused on
learning about cancer. Along with the information it provides, it includes supported research and
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NCI’s grants and training programs. The url of the website ends in “.gov” meaning it is a website
owned and operated by the government. The information given is unbiased and free of emotion.
This makes it a great authority on Cancer
How confident do you feel about your answer to Part 3?
*Highlight which response you identify with the
most strongly.
Very confident