Lupini, Victor: Information Literacy

Information Literacy
1. Emerging Technology
a) List the keywords you used to find the articles.
The keywords used to find the articles where iJet Technology and Emerging Technology in
Society.
b) Identify the database you used.
Database: Education Source Technology.
c) Why did you choose this database?
I chose this database because it focuses on developing and testing elements of technology and
the exchange of relevant trends.
d) Cite DB article 1 in APA or MLA format.
Article 1 cited in APA: ((IAOE), 03/01/2007 to present)
e) Cite DB article 2 in APA or MLA format.
Article 2 cited in APA: (Technology, 2009)

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2.
a) Advanced filament is key to 3D printing:
It has been noticed that advanced filaments are the key to 3D printing success. This missing
component is essential to fulfill the promised transformations. The material providers are about
to win the lottery.
b) Internet article Advanced filament is key to 3D printing cited in APA: (Nichols, 2015)
3.
a) The key words used for the research: 3D printing revolution
b) Internet article 3D Printing: Are You Ready for the New Decentralized Industrial
Revolution? cited in APA: (Banerjee, 2015)
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c) The two search engines used were Google and Yahoo.

d)
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WHY
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Google
9
More relevant material appear first.
Clearly related to the key words.

Yahoo
7
Takes longer to find the material.
Few words relate to the search.

4. a) The Advanced filament is key to 3D printing revolution article was written in August 26,
2015 -- 10:35 GMT (03:35 PDT). It has not been updated ever since.
b) This article completely relates to mine because 3D printing is an Emerging Technology.
c) This article is of Greg Nichols authority. Greg Nichols covers robotics for ZDNet.com A fulltime journalist and author; he writes about tech, culture, crime, and the economy for outlets like
California Sunday and Los Angeles and reports from across the U.S., South America, and Asia.
His latest book is Striking Gridiron: A Town's Pride and A Team's Shot at Glory during the
Biggest Strike in American History (St. Martin's Press, 2014).
d) This information is fully supported by the Polymaker CEO, who argues that better filament,

and not necessarily better desktop machines will unlock the disruptive potential of 3D printing.
e) The information was written to inform that the revolution process continues, and to persuade

the material providers into making more advanced filaments.

5. a) The Internet article 1 was easier to find and access than the database article, for the database
article had more restrictions, such as: Limit To Scholarly( Peer Reviewed Journals).
b) The Internet article is more recent than the database article.
c) The database article is definitely of high authority because it has been revised by different
people several times, while the internet article was never revised.