Essay Research

Sources of info

Presentations and slideshows

One of my sources of information came in the form of a 29 slide presentation found on Slideshare.net

The presentation gave me some key info that is very much related to my essay question. The format of the presentation meant that I could absorb the info in small chunks and so understand and use it easier and effectively. It is also a more engaging and stimulating method of research.

Online Articles

my second, larger source of info came in the form of online articles.

to use these sources of information, I first read through it to check that it was an academic source and that it made sense in cohesion with what I was writing. A lot of online sources can be very unreliable and can often offer information that is incorrect or inaccurate.

I have a few ways of making sure the source is acceptable for referencing:

- Including checking the legibility of the website itself by looking at the bottom for any sponsors/ awards etc. 

- I also cross reference information from two or more sources. This allows me to know whether the info is telling the truth or is just made up.

Books and other publications

Typically, this source is the most reliable as information rarely makes it into books without being checked for legibility etc. This means that text found in books can be trusted a lot more than whats found on the web. 

I've taken out a number of books from the college library as my main source of information.