STEP 2:

SURVEYING
AND
APPRAISING
INFORMATION

SURVEYING

browsing over available materials and

resources about a research topic

using the card catalog or the online

catalog for pertinent titles

previewing certain parts of a material to

get an idea of its contents

APPRAISAL

evaluating or assessing the value or

worth of resources and materials based
on accepted standards

objectively considering materials and

resources as references for ones
research work

INFORMATION

various facts in different forms

objective details drawn from experts and

professionals in the field

either in printed form or accessed online

FACTORS IN APPRAISING
INFORMATION

primary and secondary nature

objectivity
qualifications of the author
nature and level of the source

Primary and Secondary

Nature
PRIMARY SOURCES:
- first hand sources of information
- original
- unanalyzed or uninterpreted by other parties
Examples:
original documents, relics, works of art
interviews
actual experiments
original autobiographies, journals or memoirs
personal notes from actual observations, witnessing
original, unadulterated audio-visuals

SECONDARY SOURCES:
- second-hand sources of information
- published, analyzed, interpreted, translated

Examples:
printed books
reference books
maps, graphs, tables
periodicals

Objectivity

factuality of information
reliability and validity of data
relevance to the development of the
topic
presence of empirical evidence

Qualifications of the Author

academic credentials
expertise in the field
exposure and experience on the subject
matter
professional standing among peers in
the field

Nature and Level of the

Source

up-to-dateness
credibility of the publisher
peer-reviewed
appropriate to the level of the
proponents manageability

BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS

collation of titles of resource materials about the topic

contains basic publication information
- name of author/s
- title
- publisher
- place of publication
- copyright year
- page numbers (for articles)
- date of retrieval (if accessed online)
- call number (if gathered from the library)
3x5 index cards
arranged alphabetically with the authors last name as basis

FORMAT FOR BOOK SOURCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY
call number
Name of Author/s
Title of the Book
Publisher
Place of Publication
Copyright Year
Date of Retrieval (if accessed online)
Notes on the Content:

sample bibliography card for a book

source
BIBLIOGRAPHY
PE 1478
AL 11
2010

Alamis, Ma. Melvyn, et al.

Academic Writing Skills
UST Publishing House
Manila
2010
NOTES: designed for college students; contains relevant exercises on
academic writing

FORMAT FOR ARTICLE SOURCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Name of Author/s
Title of the Article
Title of the Journal, Magazine, Newspaper
Date of Issuance
Date of Retrieval (if accessed online)
Notes on the Content:

sample bibliography card for a article

source
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Nadell, Judith and John Langan

The Longman Writer: Rhetoric, Readers and Research Guide
TESOL vol. 5 no. 7, pp. 15-30
September 2009
July 14, 2013 (date of retrieval)
NOTES: has extensive discussions on the art of technical
writing; authors are experts in the field

SECTIONS IN THE
LIBRARY

General Circulation: responsible for

the processing of library materials being
borrowed and returned.
Technical : responsible for the
acquisition and classification of library
materials
General Reference and Information:
include encyclopedias, dictionaries,
atlases, gazetteers, biographical
directories, almanacs and yearbooks

SECTIONS IN THE
LIBRARY

Map Collection: a comprehensive

collection of Philippine and World maps
Music : contain material on the study
and teaching of music, musical scores,
tapes, phonodiscs, CDs
Current Serials: include current issues
of general and professional periodical
literature in local and international
publication

SECTIONS IN THE
LIBRARY

Science and Technology: supports the

teaching and needs for topics in
engineering, science, pharmacy, physical
sciences and technology
Civil Law : caters to legal research
Graduate School: contains published
and unpublished theses and
dissertations of UST graduate students

SECTIONS IN THE
LIBRARY

Social Sciences: contains information

sources on education, sociology, history,
political science, management, economics,
statistics, accounting, marketing, business
and cultural anthropology
Filipiniana: contains books written in the
Philippines; by Filipino authors; printed in
the Philippines; and UST publications
Spanish: preserves books and periodicals
on Spanish art, literature and culture

SECTIONS IN THE
LIBRARY

Antonio V. Del Rosario UST Heritage

Library: the depository of the vast printed
collections of UST consisting of rare historical
materials
Humanities: contains books about the arts,
philosophy, languages, mass communication,
broadcasting, journalism, photography, fiction
Multi-media Room: houses CDs, VCDs,
DVDs, cassette tapes and video tapes for
teaching, self-learning or entertainment

SECTIONS IN THE
LIBRARY

Serials: provides bound volumes of

general and professional periodical
literature
Old Books: houses books of older
editions safekept due to their historical
significance

ONLINE DATABASES

EBSCO Host (http://search.epnet.com ): provides access to all of the librarys

other resources in a single integrated approach
- Academic Source Complete
- Business Source Complete
- Catholic Periodical and Literature Index Online
- Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
- Regional Business News
- Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
- Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC)
- Military and Government Collection
- MAS Ultra-School Edition
- Primary Search
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
- EBSCO Animals
- Academic Source Premier

ONLINE DATABASES

JSTOR (http://www.jstor.org): searches journals in Humanities,

Social Sciences and Sciences
ProQuest (http://proquest.com): scholarly journals in Health
Sciences and Medicine
ScienceDirect: scholarly journals in the Physical Sciences and
Engineering, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and
Humanities
Computerized Index to Philippine Periodical Articles (CIPPA):
provides selective indexing of articles in popular Philippine magazines,
journals and newspapers
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL): general reference e-books
THOMIST: contains complete articles and books reviews on modern
and contemporary philosophy and theology
Benavides Project: provides access to successfully defended theses
and dissertations of UST Graduate School students