Gathering information

Associate Level Material
Appendix I

Strategies for Gathering Information
Fill in the following information for each of your sources:

List the APA reference citation for the source.
Determine the credibility of the source. Consider the following criteria:

What is the purpose and affiliation of the organization or author related to the article?
What are the author’s credentials?
Is the information current? When was the information last updated?
Does the information cross-reference with other sources?
Does the source contain bias without evidence to support the claim?

Explain in at least two to four sentences what information you can gather from this source.

Source (formatted consistent with APA guidelines)
What makes the source credible or noncredible?
What information can you gather from this source? gun control. (2013). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/683775/gun-control

This information is credible because it comes from an encyclopedia. Information contained in these types of media are fact and solid.
This article has a lot of information about what exactly gun control is. I think that this would be a good place to start with my introduction to get people familiar with what gun control is.

Knox, J. (2013). Gun control hurts people. Retrieved from http://www.wnd.com/2013/10/gun-control-hurts-people/

I like this article because the author uses information that can be verified with more research. It has firsthand accounts of people who could have been kept safe if they were allowed to have a gun.
This is one of the sources that I am going to use to show how gun control could be more harmful. I am going to go more research on one of the firsthand accounts.

M, M. (2013). 10 arguments for gun control. Retrieved from http://listverse.com/2013/04/21/10-arguments-for-gun-control/

I really like this article because it gives reasons as to why gun control is good, but the reasons are supported by good evidence, even though I may not completely agree with the views.
I am going to use some of the points people are for gun control. I am going to have to make sure that I do not slip any of my bias into this paragraph. I am against gun control and find arguments around some of the reasons.

Gun control 5 reasons why it wont work. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.theclause.org/2013/02/gun-control-five-reasons-why-it-wont-work/

This is not one of the best articles that I found. There is no author so I am unable to cross reference their name is other articles or information. The information that was in the writing is sound and can be backed up by other sources
I am not sure if I will use this reference or look for something a little better. I may just use this as a reference and refer back to it when looking for solutions.

(2013). Gun control. Retrieved from http://www.wvablue.com/tag/assault%20weapons%20ban

This is a blog type article. It is written with personal opinions however,almost all of the facts are true and can be backed up with more research.
I most likely will not use this source but I may pull information from it to get ideas on where I could go with my paper.

Did the 1994 assualt weapons ban work. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.factcheck.org/2013/02/did-the-1994-assault-weapons-ban-work/

These last two sources are some that I found to back up the information from the blog above.

DeFrank, P. (2013). was the last assult weapons ban effective. Retrieved from http://Did the 1994 assualt weapons ban work. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.factcheck.org/2013/02/did-the-1994-assault-weapons-ban-work/

Address the following in 150 to 200 words:

What strategies did you use to gather reliable information for your research paper?

What other strategies might you use? Provide a rationale for your choices.