Information Literacy Assignment 4: Integrating Quotations

Instructions

Part 1:
Go to the library and physically borrow or check out an electronic book relevant to your research
project. Read the introduction, conclusion, and at least one chapter from the book. Using your Everyday
Writer, cite the book in MLA 8 in the space provided. Select three sections of text from your reading
that accurately, thoroughly, and ethically represent the argument of the source. Using these sections of
text, create several quotations and write a 250-word paragraph explaining the books argument. Make
sure to properly use and integrate your quotes into the 250-word paragraph.

Part 2:
Complete each category in the space provided.
Authority: How does the author assure the reader that the information presented is accurate and
complete? Click through links, look up citations, or verify important facts in the book through a
web search. Are the links, citations, or facts presented accurate and relevant? Look up other
sources written by the same author or biographical information about the author. What are their
credentials?
Bias: Explain the commitments of the author. What do they stand to gain from writing this
source? Who is their audience, and how can you tell? What kinds of organizations, ideas, or
beliefs do they associate themselves with? How do you know? Are multiple viewpoints
presented and addressed, or only the viewpoints of the author?
Context: Examine the website, journal, or other context in which the article is written. Is this
context credible? How does this context assure the reader that the content it publishes is accurate
and well-researched? What sort of sources does this context generally use (i.e., scholarly
journals, popular press, twitter, etc.)? How do these factors shape your view of this context?
Date: What is the date in which the book was published, and how much does this matter for
your subject? Explain your reasoning.

Part 3:
Answer each reflection section in complete sentences in the space provided. You will need to look at
your ILP 1 and 2 in order to answer some questions.
Part 1: Citation & Summary
Citation: Florence, Mari, and Ed Fortson. Sex at Work Attraction, Orientation,
Harassment, Flirtation and Discrimination. Los Angeles, Calif.?, Silver Lake,
2001.
Summary (250 words max. including quotations): This book explores sex at work, both in terms of
gender and in terms of the actual act of having sex. Written by Mari Florence and Ed Fortson, Sex at
Work: Attraction, Orientation, Harassment, Flirtation, and Discrimination looks at relevant laws, court
cases, and cultural issues revolving around sex discrimination in business. Being the primary author,
Mari Florence describes sex issues in a business setting in a clear in balanced way. She starts her
discussion with references to Supreme Court cases, respected psychology experts, and a survey
conducted by Working Women magazine [in which] a typical Fortune 500 company loses $6.7 million
per year in absenteeism, low productivity, and employee turnover resulting from on the job
harassment(4). Mari Florences main argument is that sex discrimination in the workplace is often
subtle and unintentional, even though it can leave lasting scars. She explains this by saying People that
work together often tease one another about personal traits and quirksbut it can swerve into
comments about a persons sex life(329).

Part 2: Source Analysis (200 words max.)

Authority: Mari Florence assures readers that the information presented is accurate and complete
in many ways. She does this by citing Supreme Court cases, surveys from reliable
sources, and psychological research conducted by experts/professionals.
Bias: For the most part Florence does a good job of limiting any bias she may have, however
some bias does remain. She cites a survey conducted by a womens magazine, so
inherently it may have some bias about sex discrimination in the workplace. Florence
may also have bias since she is a woman, and she may have seen or experienced
discrimination.
Context: This book was published by a reliable company and written by typically unbiased
authors so from the start the book appears to contain reliable information that was well
researched. Information for the book was attained from a multitude of reliable sources
including peer reviewed sources, properly conducted surveys, research papers, and
popular press sources. Together this assures readers that information is reliable,
accurate, and as unbiased as possible.
Date: The book was published in 2001 so it is not super new, but by no means could it be
considered out of date. It contains reliable information on topics that are still relevant
for today so I feel comfortable using this in my final paper.

Part 3: Research Reflection (300 words max.)

1 What steps did you go through to locate this book? What kind of source is it (i.e., more
informative or opinionated)? What databases or search engines did you use? Was searching for
this source easier or more difficult than locating sources for ILP 1 & 2? Explain.
Response: I found this source by going on the Thomas Cooper Library website and looking under the
ejournals tab in the research resources section. This book is a more informative source, so it would be
good to use in my final paper. Overall, finding this source was easier and more direct that finding
sources for ILP 1 and 2, but not by much.
2 What knowledge have you gained from reading this source compared to the sources you looked
at in ILP 1 & 2, and has this knowledge affected your beliefs? Explain.

Response: After reading through this source I have gained more knowledge in regards to various kinds
of discrimination and how they can affect productivity in the workplace and their lasting impacts on the
individual. I dont think this has changed my beliefs because I have always felt that workplace
discrimination is a problem that needs to be looked at, and I think this is god because it will limit m bias
towards this source in my final paper.
3 How can you use this source in your project? Which parts of the source are most useful for
your project and why? How does this source relate to the sources you found in ILP 1 & 2?

Response: I feel that I can use this source in my argument that there are many forms of workplace
discrimination and some forms are not as noticeable as other forms. The conclusion section and
chapters on harassment and discrimination will be most useful to me because of how they present the
information and because of the easy to understand citations that I could use. This source is similar to the
sources I found for ILP 1 and 2 but it is a little more direct and straightforward.