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Developing a Critical Eye Toward Free Research Tools

Published on Sep 28, 2018

Presented for the Vanderbilt Libraries Digital Scholarship Workshop Series, Fall 2018.

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Developing a Critical Eye Toward Free Research Tools

Melissa Mallon, Director of Teaching & Learning/Peabody Library, Vanderbilt Libraries
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What's on tap:

  • Discuss need/importance of sifting through free, digita research tools.
  • Share contextual strategies for critically evaluating/choosing research materials.
  • Crowdsource freely available research repositories (OA, OER, etc)
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From creator to consumer

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Stop & reflect . . .

  • What is a "best source"?
  • How do you know if something is "valid"?
  • What does "authority" mean
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Discussion!

Brainstorm discipline/context-specific criteria for evaluating digital research tools.
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Favorite Repositories

http://bit.ly/criticaleye_research
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Melissa Mallon

http://www.melissamallon.com