Assignment 2: Information Literacy

Mackenzie Forbes
1.
a) Mobile technology
b) Academic Search Premier
c) I chose this database because it was the first one listed and it allowed
me to specify that only scholarly articles were to be searched.
d) Dicianno, B. E., Parmanto, B., Fairman, A. D., Crytzer, T. M., Yu, D. X.,
Pramana, G., & ... Petrazzi, A. A. (2015). Perspectives on the Evolution
of Mobile (mHealth) Technologies and Application to
Rehabilitation. Physical Therapy, 95(3), 397-405.
doi:10.2522/ptj.20130534 (APA)
e) Allard, M., Husky, M., Catheline, G., Pelletier, A., Dilharreguy, B.,
Amieva, H., & ... Swendsen, J. (2014). Mobile Technologies in the Early
Detection of Cognitive Decline. Plos ONE, 9(12), 1-10.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0112197 (APA)
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g)

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h)
i) Google Gives First Peek at Android M and New Cardboard VR Kit is
about the new release of the Android M and the new Cardboard VR Kit.
The phone allows for easier access to apps and programs by making it
easier to control. The new phone is programmed with a new program
called Android Pay which will allow users to make transactions without
opening an app.
j) Kelion, Leo. "Google Gives First Peek at Android M and New Cardboard
VR Kit - BBC News." BBC News. BBC, 28 May 2015. Web. 06 June 2015.

3.
k) Mobile technology BBC
l) Doble, Anna. "UK's Fastest Growing Language Is... Emoji." BBC News.
BBC, 19 May 2015. Web. 06 June 2015.
m) Bing and Yahoo
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n) The article was written May 28, 2015. It has not been updated,
however it has only been 10 days since the article has been released.
o) My topic was mobile technology. This article very much relates to my
topic because it is about the release of new mobile technology.
p) The author of this article is Leo Kelion. Since he works for BBC, a
trustworthy company, we can assume that the author is telling the
truth. In addition, the information was received directly from the
source, Google.
q) The information has not been tested for accuracy, however the
information can be trusted. This is because it comes directly from the
company who created the phone, Google.
r) The purpose of this article was to inform readers about the new
Android phone. The article is not biased because there is no opinion
incorporated into the article. It simply states the facts.
5.
s)

Both articles were easy to find. BBCs website was easy to both find
and navigate thru. They had a section on the website specifically

t)

labeled TECH, so it was easy to find numerous articles.

Both are equally timely. Besides the fact that they were written 10
days apart, they also are both very relevant to the times. Everyone is
obsessed with texting or when a new phone comes out. So both

articles are very relevant and relatable.

u) The articles pretty much have the same amount of authority. The
second article has a little less authority only because of the topics. The
first article has a more serious tone because it is more informative. The
second one is about emojis which is a little bit less serious.