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Name: ___Jasmine Mann_____

Assignment 3: Evaluating Books/Ebooks (50 points) Objectives: By completing this assignment, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1) develop and apply search statements 2) use a library catalog, an eBook provider or OneSearch to find a book/eBook on a topic 3) record information required to create a citation 4) cite a book in APA format 5) describe/summarize a book 6) establish the relevance of a book to a PICO question 7) assess the quality of a book Instructions: 

Appropriate capitalization, spelling, and grammar are required.

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No article databases may be used; online journal articles are not acceptable. You must select a book/eBook or no points will be awarded for this assignment.

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You may use any library catalog provided I can access the catalog electronically.

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Weber State eBook collections are the only approved options for locating or retrieving eBooks.

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If you need any help in locating a book/eBook, contact me prior to the due date and I will be happy to

assist.

Question Answer 1. You have an eBook to evaluate in this question. Evaluate this eBook based on the evaluation criteria that is listed in the module. Make sure that you review the relevant information provided in the Module 3 Evaluation folder. Here is the title:

Oncology Social Work Practice in the Care of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Survivors Find this eBook in the Ebscohost eBook database. (See the assignment overview video for instructions if you are unsure how to find this eBook) Oncology Social Work Practice in the Care of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Survivors Author Authority. 1. Who wrote this eBook? Cindy Davis 2. What are author’s qualifications and affiliations? Cindy Davis attended University of Tennessee for social work.

3. What makes this author an expert and should their conclusions be trusted for an academic paper? She went to school for social work which connects with the topic. 4. Has the author written other books on this topic or similar topics? Yes the author has written several texts relating to this particular ebook. 5. Summarizing these four questions by stating if this author should be considered an expert on this topic and if the source should be used in

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an academic paper. I believe that Cindy would be considered an expert due to her degree from Tennessee State University. She has also attended University of California for clinical social work and earned a teaching certificate. She has also written other reads on the subject as well.

References/Documentation. 1. Are there available references in this eBook? There are references available.

2. If references are available, are the references scholarly or popular? The references given are popular.

3. Do the references provide any credibility to the source being considered for an academic paper? I would say that for an academic paper these references are informational and would be credible to use as a source. 4. List an example of one source, if available, and identify the source as scholarly or popular.

[4]Ganz PA. Advocating for the woman with breast cancer. CA: a cancer journal for clinicians. 1995 MarApr;45(2):114-26 I would say this is a scholarly source because its providing information to others to educate them.

5. Summarize these four questions by stating if the references are available, credible and if this eBook should be used as a source in an academic paper. With these reference in the Ebook I would say that this is a credible source to use in future academic papers. The author may have some personal experiences or encounters that could add to the credibility and make this a great source to use.

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Publication Date/Currency.

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1. What is the publication date for this eBook?

2009 2. How old does that make this eBook? 17 years old 3. Does the age of the eBook matter considering that the topic is chemotherapy, surgery and the elderly?

Yes, If it is not up to date there is always new findings and yes it is not false information but as far as learning about if it is the best option the best way to come up with a conclusion is if you have to most recent information. 4. Explain why the publication date matters or not based on your answers from above. Make sure you relate the topic and the publication date and explain if this eBook would be a good source for an academic paper. It is important to know the published date because if the information is out dated there may be new studies and new findings that prove the old facts to be wrong or changed. I think to use for an academic paper especially in the medical field you should use a publication within the last few years to make sure you have the latest up to date information and to better educate others in your academic paper.

Objectivity/bias. 1. Is the purpose of the eBook to inform the reader of the topic or to convince the reader of something?

The purpose of this ebook is to inform the reader of social work practice in the care of breast and ovarian cancer survivors there will be the authors’ experiences with some of the survivors but the author isn’t trying to convince the reader to agree with a certain side so to speak but is just sharing experiences and what these women go through.

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2. Based on the identification of the purpose of the eBook, would you say the book is objective, biased or both? (Note: every informational source is objective, biased or both. It is not possible for an item to not be objective or biased as these are opposite concepts.) This ebook I would classify it as being objective, it informs the reader and doesn’t try to push them towards a treatment or a certain way of thinking. 3. Considering the chapter content, provide an example for how you determined if the eBook was objective, biased or both and explain how your example demonstrates the concept.

One of the chapters is called “Impact on family and friends” I feel like there is not really a side to take but the author is just stating others experiences and how their friends and families were impacted. That is why I believe that this ebook is objective.

4. Finally, state if you feel that this would be a good source for an academic paper and why.

I would use this source for an academic paper due to all the information of those who have been through this and are survivors. Their stories can add more credibility and provide great examples from those first hand experiences. 2. Look at the following APA citation Davis, Cindy. (2009). Oncology Social Work Practice in the Care of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Survivors. /5 for the eBook you have reviewed New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. and list the errors that are included. 5. Title is not Italicized 6. Not doubled space (There are 5 errors listed) 7. Not hanging indent 8. Not all supposed to be in bold Consult the libguide in the module 9. Needs city and State for examples of APA citation style and contact me with any questions. 3. List the PICO question that you are using for this course.

Through series of health complications due to periodontal disease in adults, are therapeutic procedures for the removal of

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tarter build up or the changing of personal habits a better treatment option in the prevention of furthering health issues? Now you will find one book on your topic using a library catalog. NOTE: Books from your personal library or online bookstores such as Amazon.com DO NOT COUNT, but eBooks available through the Stewart Library catalog/Weber State eBook collections or OneSearch are acceptable provided the full-text is available. Books from any library catalog must be retrieved in order to evaluate. Any library catalog is acceptable provided that an online library catalog exists that I may access. 4. List the resource that you used to locate the book/eBook that you have selected for this assignment. Any library catalog is acceptable. (If you are using a library catalog other than the Stewart Library catalog then include the URL in this space) I began to use ebsco but there were zero results found, so I then ended up using one search.

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5. Provide a screenshot or complete the video demonstrating the EXACT SEARCH STATEMENT you typed into the resource you selected to find this book including any restrictions you used.

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(e.g., general keyword, title keyword, subject alphabetical and indicate Boolean operators utilized). Ask for help if you are unsure how to include screenshots. 6. Include a screenshot from the resource highlighting the information required to complete an APA citation. You may include this is a video submission instead if you prefer and ask for help if

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you are unsure how to include screenshots.

7. Cite the book using the information you recorded in Question 4 in APA format. (See the linked libguide in the module or ask for help)

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Yamamoto, Sho L. (2010) Periodontal disease: symptoms, treatment, and prevention. Hauppague, NY. Nova Science Publishers Inc.

8. Assess the quality of the book you found using the evaluation criteria listed below. Refer to the Evaluation Criteria file in the module for more information regarding evaluations. You must obtain a copy of the book in order to evaluate it. I will accept eBooks but make sure that you tell me in advance that you are using an eBook and the source prior to submitting the module. You may always obtain a print copy as well. /5 Author Authority. 1. Who wrote your book or eBook?

Sho L. Yamamoto Was the main editor within the book each chapter has their own editors. 2. Select one author and list that author’s qualifications and or affiliations for your selected book/eBook?

In the chapter called Tobacco the authors; Nouf Al-Shibani, Nawaf Labban, Eman Allam, and L. Jack Windsor all work for the Department of Oral Biology, and attended Indiana University School of Dentistry.

3. What makes this author an expert and should their conclusions be trusted for an academic paper?

I do not believe that the main author would be considered an expert but the authors within each chapter would be considered experts and their credentials are listed under their names to show it is

related to the topic.

4. Has the author written other publications on this topic or similar topics? The author Sho Yamamoto has not written any other texts.

5. Summarizing these four questions by stating if this author should be considered an expert on this topic and if the source should be used in an academic paper.

As far as the text book I believe that this would be useful in an academic paper and that the author has experience with finding credible sources and would make this text overall credible.

References/Documentation. 1. Are there available references in your selected source? There are references on each chapter as well as in the beginning of the book the author cited using bibliographical references.

2. If references are available, are the references scholarly or popular?

The references are scholarly 3. Do the references provide any credibility to the source being considered for an academic paper?

Yes, the sources have knowledge in the area and topic of the text and should be considered for an academic paper. 4. List an example of one source, if available, and identify the source as scholarly or popular.

Chapter I Aesthetic Periodontal Therapy –Root Coverage A. L. Dumitrescu 1, Liviu Zetu 2

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and Silvia Teslaru 21. Institute

of Clinical Dentistry, Tromsø, Norway 2. U.M.F. "Gr.T.

Popa", Iashi, Romania

I would label this source as scholarly

5. Summarize these four questions by stating if the references are available, credible and if this eBook should be used as a source in an academic paper. With these authors background in the Dental profession and education I do believe that these references are credible and would be a great source to use in an academic paper.

Publication Date/Currency. 1. What is the publication date for your selected source?

2010 2. Does the age of the source matter considering your listed topic?

Yes, it is about 6 years old. There may be newer studies with new finding. But because this is a textbook and its objective the information should remain the same, but more recent studies should be looked at and compared.

3. Explain why the publication date matters based on your chosen topic. Make sure you relate your topic and the publication date and explain

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if this book would be a good source for an academic paper.

In the medical field there are always new studies and information being discovered and with treatment options you will always want to look for the most up to date treatment options. You wouldn’t look at treatment options from 30 years ago in the dental field because in the last 30 years technology has come a long way in dental field....