The content of this book was edited by Cheryl Lowry. The visual design and layout are by Robyn Ness.
Much of its content originated from a series of tutorials, called net.TUTOR, by Ohio State University Libraries. These people contributed significantly to net.TUTOR’s content:
- Shannon Baird
- Leila Ben-Nasr
- Beth Black
- Karen Diaz
- Danny Dotson
- Sandra Enimil
- Deborah Kuzawa
- Brian Leaf
- Cheryl Lowry
- Tingting Lu
- Anastasia Nurre
- Nancy O’Hanlon
- Amy Pickenpaugh
- Diana Ramey
- Melanie Schlosser
- Yih Yee Wong
Graphic Credits
Ethical Use of Sources
- “Wikipedian Protester” by Randall Monroe from XKCD.
Types of Sources
- Book icon designed by Alessandro Suraci from the Noun Project.
- Clipboard icon designed by Pham Thi Dieu Linh from the Noun Project.
- Film icon designed by Joe Mortell from the Noun Project.
- Idea icon designed by Christopher Holm-Hansen from the Noun Project.
- Light Bulb icon designed by Phil Goodwin from the Noun Project.
- Magazine icon designed by Diego Naive from the Noun Project.
- Mirror icon designed by Cornelius Danger from the Noun Project.
- Newspaper icon designed by Veysel Kara from the Noun Project.
- Podcast icon designed by Simple Icons from the Noun Project.
- Question icon designed by Icons8 from the Noun Project.
- Quote icon designed by Irene Hoffman from the Noun Project.
- Speech icon designed by Lian Lima from the Noun Project.
- Video icon designed by Dominic Whittle from the Noun Project.
- Website icon designed by Max Miner from the Noun Project.
Sources and Information Needs
- Binoculars icon designed by Ryan Spiering from the Noun Project.
- Check Mark icon designed by Gustav Salomonsson from the Noun Project.
- Discussion icon designed by Nikolay Necheuhin from the Noun Project.
- Hand Framing icon designed by MoRiza from the Noun Project.a
- Question icon designed by Christopher Holm-Hansen from the Noun Project.
Precision Searching
- Left Helix Arrow icon designed by Louis Dawson from the Noun Project.
Evaluating Sources
- “The Outernet” illustration by John Atkinson from Wrong Hands.
- Calendar icon designed by Márcio Duarte from the Noun Project.
- Check Mark icon designed by Gustav Salomonsson from the Noun Project.
- Clipboard icon designed by Jerad Maplethorpe from the Noun Project.
- Puzzle icon designed by Richard Schumann from the Noun Project.
- Scale icon designed by Raj Mohanlal from the Noun Project.
- Star icons designed by José Manuel de Laá from the Noun Project.
How to Cite Sources
- List icon designed by Filip Malinowski from the Noun Project.
- Mirror icon designed by Cornelius Danger from the Noun Project.
- Quote icon designed by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from the Noun Project.
Candela Citations
CC licensed content, Shared previously
- Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research. Authored by: Teaching & Learning, Ohio State University Libraries. Provided by: The Ohio State University. Located at: https://osu.pb.unizin.org/choosingsources/. License: CC BY: Attribution