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Isn't this page a website?

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Once upon a time...

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There were no websites,

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database articles,

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blog entries,

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tweets,

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ebooks,

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or online newspapers.

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Once upon a time...

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Books were books.

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Articles were articles.

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And we didn't have websites.

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Now this is a book,

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and so it this.

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This is an article,

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and so is this.

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Even more confusing,

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this is a website,

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and this page is not--

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when it comes to meeting your instructor's

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requirements for various information formats.

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Now I'm really confused!

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You're not alone.

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The new information landscape

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has become much more difficult to traverse,

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because there is some much more new territory

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to cover.

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Indeed,

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tracking down credible materials

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across a vast horizon of information,

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and then documenting what you have found in a works cited list,

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has become downright difficult.

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Tell me about it!

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Of course,

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one of the reasons for this

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is we now have access to the Internet

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where anything goes!

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On the open web you will find a mix of sites created by companies,

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organizations,

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and government entities,

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as well as sites created by individuals,

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not to mention posts on social media networks,

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such as Facebook

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and Twitter.

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Some of these sites are credible from an academic point of view.

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Many are not!

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Another reason the information landscape

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is confusing to researchers

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is we now have electronic editions of many traditionally published sources,

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such as books, journals, magazines, and newspapers.

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So you could go into a library

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and browse the shelves for books.

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Or you could bring up thousands of full-text books

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through EBSCOhost's eBook Collection.

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You could go into a library and track down a hard copy journal.

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Or you could poke around Academic Onefile to find an article.

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You could grab the latest edition of the San Diego Union Tribune from the newstand.

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Or you could look for a few articles through Newspaper Source Plus.

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And then there are all those websites out there on the open web,

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the sites you uncover through search engines, such as Google or Yahoo.

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That's my pick!

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Then you will not find wide-ranging collections

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of books, journals, magazines, and newspapers--

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though you may a smattering of such sources.

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Even so,

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some of the information on the open web

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is being produced by credible organizations.

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So when you are conducting research using a search engine, such as Google or Yahoo,

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be sure to determine who actually put the site you are interested in.

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There are other criteria to consider, such as...

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credibility,

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accuracy,

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authority,

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bias,

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currency,

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and contact information.

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And I did.

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Getting back to information formats,

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if you find an ebook,

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it counts as a book.

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If you find journal article through Academic Search Premier,

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it counts as a journal article.

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If you find a newspaper article though Newspaper Source Plus,

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it counts as a newspaper article.

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And if you find a source through a search engine, such as Google or Yahoo,

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it counts as a website.

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This is driving me crazy.

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Again that's because is hard to tell the difference between

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a source you find on the open web

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and a source you find in a research database.

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So what if I find a newspaper article through Google?

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When it comes to research,

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you have it worse than your forebears did.

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If you find a newspaper article through Google,

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it is cited as a website.

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But it could count as a newspaper article--

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to your instructor.

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It could also count as a website--

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to your instructor.

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If you aren't sure of how your instructor wants you to classify or count

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sources you discover through Google or Yahoo,

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ask!

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So if my instructor

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wants me to find a newspaper article,

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and I find one through Google,

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I should cite that as a website?

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Correct.

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Yet my instructor might count this source as an article?

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That's right.

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If you are not sure if your instructor will count this source,

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as a website or an article,

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ask!

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In the end, however, you will want to cite it as a website.

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in your works cited list.

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So if I find my article though an online database,

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such as Proquest Newspapers,

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it is never counted as a website?

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It is never counted as a website.

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even though you have technically viewed it on the web.

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You will want to cite it as an article from an online database.

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Yikes.

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Some publications,

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particularly newspapers,

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are made available in print editions,

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electronic editions,

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and free web editions.

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An article from a print edition

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will be cited as an article in a print newspaper.

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The electronic editions are often sold

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to database companies,

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such as Proquest, Gale, or EBSCO.

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These sources are cited as articles from an online databases.

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The web editions

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exist in that territory where

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anything goes.

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And they count as websites.

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If you can learn to tell the difference

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between a source you uncover through a search engine,

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such as Google or Yahoo,

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and a source located in a research database,

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you will go a long way toward becoming

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an effective researcher.

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Remember,

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research databases offer electronic versions

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of traditionally published information,

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such as books, journals, magazines, and newspapers.

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These databases should provide current sources,

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as well as archival coverage.

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Research databases are generally made available to you

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through libraries and other organizations.

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In contrast,

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the open web is territory where

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anything goes.

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You will have to work harder to evaluate

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the sites you find there for academic research.