unit 6

 Will presidential election reform solve the issues with the Electoral College and the popular vote?
election and reform and "Electoral College" and "popular vote" 

 Does television advertising by the pharmaceutical industry have an impact on prescription drug abuse?
 "television advertising" and pharmaceutical and (industry or compan*) and "prescription drug abuse"
 Does anti-smoking advertising by the tobacco industry lead to increased smoking among youth?
"anti-smoking advertising" and (tobacco or cigarette) and (industry or compan*)  and (increas* or ris*) and smoking and (youth or kids or children)

 Target often forces musicians to alter lyrics in order to have their CDs sold in Target stores. Is this censorship?
Target and musicians and censorship

 What are the similarities between the Great Depression of the 1930s and the current economic problems?
similarities and "Great Depression" and "current economic problems"

part 2

How do social media sites use your personal information?
"social media" and "personal information"

unit 5

Cannell Library

Search term used: Social Media Privacy

Citation information: Author: Costigan, Sean S.
Title: Cyberspaces and Global Affairs [electronic resources]
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2012

Subject headings: Information Technology, Internet-political aspects, Internet and international relations, Mass media and international relations, political science.

This is an e-book

Is the book credible? Yes, it appears to be credible. It's a collection of scholarly essays by experts in their fields.

Summit Search

Search term used: social media privacy

Citation information:
Author: Christian Fuchs; et al
Title: Internet and Surveillance : the challenges of Web 2.0 and social media
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2012.

Format: Book 

Subject headings: Information Technology, Internet - social aspects, electronic surveillance, social media, privacy, right of, data protection, internet, world wide web


Is the book credible? Yes, it appears to be credible. It's primary source research done by a scholar.


IT Pro - Well the IT PRO collection has turned out to be one of the coolest things ever. There are so many titles listed that are relevant and interesting to me. SO MANY. I wouldn't even know where to start. I wish that there was a way to add them to my Kindle as that is how I do most of my reading now. It's nice that I can organize the books into a folder so that I can add books that I'd like to read down the road. I like that it's set up in a way that lets you search by publisher as well as subject. I really enjoy the O'reily books and it was cool to be able to look through them and see the titles Ive wanted to read for some time now.

Google Books- Search Term used: Social, media, privacy

Citation information for the book: (author, title, city of publication, publisher, publication date)
The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet
Solove, D.J. http://books.google.com/books?id=F6liiKZwX_oC
2007 Yale University Press

What clues does Google Books provide that lead you to believe this book is trustworthy? The fact that this book is published by Yale University Press leads me to believe that it is trustworthy.


Summary - I learned a lot in this assignment. I've used college libraries and Summit Search before, so that portion was not new to me. But the portions on IT PRO and Google books was very useful. I had never explored either of them, but have a feeling that I will be using both over and over.

Unit 4

1) Is a vegetarian diet healthier than a meat-based diet?
     A scholarly journal would be the most useful because the research is in-depth and the authors are experts in their field.

2) Target often forces musicians to alter lyrics in order to have their CDs sold in Target stores. Is this censorship?
    Popular magazines would be the most useful because the information would be recent and well researched, especially if it's a magazine about music news such as Rolling Stone.

3) How much more can a college graduate expect to earn over someone with a high school diploma?
    The Department of Education website would be the most useful to find this because it would have data listed in the website. And because it is a DoE website, it can be trusted.

4) Should educators use commercial services to combat plagiarism?
     A scholarly journal would be the most useful because it would be written by professionals in the field and well researched and possibly peer reviewed.

5) Is the current lack of sunspot activity affecting global warming?
    A popular magazine such as Science would be the most useful because it would have the most current research and information.

1. How do social media sites use your personal information?
    Popular magazines would be the most useful because this topic is so new that books and journals may not be as up to date with current information.

2. How can things you post on social media sites come back to haunt you?
    Websites would be the most useful because the may contain personal anecdotes from people who have had experience with their social media information being used in a bad way.

3. Is the government watching you online?
    Academic journals would be the most useful because the authors are scholars and have done all the primary research on the topic.