In this course you and your group will be collecting resources that inform ethical issues. Thus, the foundation of your presentations will not only be based on your personal experiences and ideas, but the best representatives of other resources. The best resources are those that have been carefully crafted by an expert on the subject and vetted by others. Many online publications are simply the statement of one person and that person may not be an expert on the matter.
Publications that appear in print cost more money to produce than those simply appearing online. As a result, print publications are prepared with more care. They are often better researched and presented only after scrutiny is given.
Book publications are the most expensive and thus receive the most care with preparation and editing. Authors of books often take years to produce the materials.
Magazine and newspapers most often are prepared by professional journalists that receive copy editing by others. Although the time spent with these publications are not at rigorous as a book, they are none-the-less valuable resources.
Here are examples of print publications contained in the course bibilography:
Moser, David J. Moser on Music Copyright. Boston: Thomson Course Technology, 2006. Academic. Although you are accessing this publication through the TU Cook Library eReserves, it originally appeared in print. Notice that the title appears in italics.This is the special recognition given to a print publication: book titles appear in italics.
"Mp3.com Settles Copyright Suit with Universal, Enters Licensing Deal." Chicago Tribune, 15 November 2000, articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-11-15/business/0011150067_1_mp3-com-universal-music-group-download-music-files. Academic. This is an example of an article in a newspaper. Notice that the newspaper title, Chicago Tribune is in italics. This indicates a print publication as well. The author of the article produced the text, which was then vetted and edited by staff at the paper. The article appears in both print and online forms.
Sources only appearing online can be valuable, but you need to carefully consider the authority of the information. What was the expertise of the writer? Did others vet the information?
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