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Assignment 1 - Information Literacy
Assignment 1 - Information Literacy
Amanda Hart
1. Login to the CCBC Library website. Search for TWO (2) scholarly
journal articles in the library databases on a topic listed below.
a. List the keywords you used to find the articles.
Article 1
A keyword that I used was Privacy.
Article 2
The keyword that I used was Emerging Technology.
b. Identify the database you used.
Article 1
The database that is used is Business Source Premier.
Article 2
The database that is used is ScienceDirect.
c. Why did you choose this database?
Article 1
I chose this database because it is one of the ones that came up
in the search
Article 2
I chose this database because it is one of the ones that came up
in the search
d. Cite DB article 1 in APA or MLA format.
APA (TUCKER, 2014)
e. Cite DB article 2 in APA or MLA format.
APA (Rotolo, Hicks, & Martin, 2014)
f. Insert Screen Print
Article 1
Article 2
2. Search the Internet to find a current event article on the same topic.
a. Write a paragraph summarizing the article in 3-4 sentences.
Include the title of the article.
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Bing
Yahoo!
Search
Results
Compared
The numbers of
results through
Google were not
as many as Bing or
Yahoo! Search.
Google did not
give articles
related to topic.
The numbers of
results through
Bing was the most.
Bing also
suggested articles
that were related
to the topic.
Yahoo! Search was
not as organized
Number of Searches
About 487,000,000 results
1,490,000,000 RESULTS
1,150,000,000 results
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