CSIT 101 Information Literacy Assignment- Matthew Cole

CCBC Library Search

1. I used the words mobile technology to find the articles.

2. I used the Education Source database to find these articles.
3. I chose this database because the integration of mobile technology in the education field
interests me.
4. Nawi. "Adoption of Mobile Technology for Teaching Preparation in Improving Teaching
Quality of Teachers." Editorial. n.d.: n. pag. Web. (MLA)
5. Catelly. "ENGINEERING STUDENTS' MOBILE TECHNOLOGY PREFERENCES
TOWARDS ECLECTICISM IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING." (n.d.): n. pag.
Web. (MLA)

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Internet Search Article 1

1.

In an article entitled What to Expect at Apples September 9 event Between the

Lines Zack Whittaker reports that Apple executives will publicly discuss the
companys latest hardware and software advances to be released. Predicted products
of discussion will be the latest iPhone, and its associated improvements over the older
models. Thicker shells, higher megapixel cameras, and a faster processor are expected
for the latest version. In addition, new operating systems of the iOS and OX variety

are expected, as well as updates to Siri.

2. Whittaker, Zack. "What to Expect at Apple's September 9 Event." Zdnet. N.p., n.d.
Web. <http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-event-september-9-iphone-6s-plus-appletv-roundup/>. (MLA)

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Internet Search Article 2

1. I used the words mobile technology to do this search.

2. Hiner, Jason. "The Death of This Revolution Has Been Greatly Exaggerated." ZD Net.
N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-death-of-this-revolution-has-beengreatly-exaggerated/>. (MLA)
3. I typed mobile technology into Bing and Google.

Search Engine
Google
Bing

Number of Results Received

552,000,000
35,800,000

I prefer Google to Bing mainly for primacy reasons, but as the table above shows, Google
provides more search results than Bing, so it is due to this fact I consider Google to be the
better search engine.
TRAAP Article 2
Time- The article was written on September 20, 2015. There have been no updates
Relevance- The article relates to my search for mobile technology
Authority- The author, Jason Hiner, is the global editor-in-chief of TechRepublic and
global long form editor of ZDNet. He has written and edited many articles concerning
mobile technology.
Accurate- The article is supported by evidence and fact. The scope of the article is mobile
innovation, and Mr. Hiner utilizes 8 facts in the article to support that mobile innovation
is in fact alive and well.
Purpose- The purpose of the article is to inform the reader that despite the fact that the
pace of progress in smartphones and tablets has been decried as slow, boring, and full of
copycats, advances in smartphone data limits, cameras, financial transaction capabilities,
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wireless recharging/battery life, authentication, and cloud storage all prove to the
contrary.
Comparison of Internet and Journal Articles
I found the internet article a bit easier to access than the database article. The
reason for this is because I had never used the search feature on the CCBC library before,
and like everyone else, Ive used internet search engines countless times. Im certain that
I can build some proficiency using the library site for future research, however. Once I
figured out how to utilize the library search features, it was rather easy.
The database article was written in July 2015 and the internet article was written
in September 2015. I consider these to be current and relevant.
Both articles were written by authors qualified to write about the respective
topics. I base this on their past work, and from reading their biographies.