University Seminar web site evaluation

If you were using one of these web page as a possible source for a speech or a paper, what facts presented here could you check on to see if the information presented here is accurate and trustworthy? Who is providing the facts?  Can you trust them?

Please list your questions or facts to be checked on the back of your worksheet.  Multiple questions are encouraged!

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Hecht and Kluver University Seminar

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Site evaluation exercise for World Lit

Imagine your group is looking for information on bullying.  Appoint someone in your group to record the group thought processes and search strategies as you work through your evaluation.  You may be asked to summarize the steps your group went through at the conclusion of the exercise.

  The articles to evaluate are published at these links:  Bullying at School: Never Acceptable on the site of the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds – the College) and then  Stigma: At the Root of Ostracism and Bullying on the site of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP – the Academy).

Online Article Analysis for EXSC171

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Search Aids for PSYC434

PsycINFO Quick Search Guide

Guide to Fields in the APA Record

Sample Article

RELI 122 / Bhattacharyya

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• How is the information presented?  Does it strike you as fact or opinion (and is that important?)
• How does the author back up their information?
• Is the author an “expert”?   What evidence does the author offer to persuade you to believe what he or she says?
• Does the site appear well maintained and updated?  Do ads help support the site or the author?  Does that matter?
• Think like a fact-checker.  Is there information you can easily verify on another site?  

"Search for Full-Text" links unavailable Feb. 8 and 9

The Ex Libris company supports the software that allows BVU Library patrons to click a "Search for Full-text" link to see if the full text of an article is available.  Ex Libris is migrating this functionality to a new hardware platform beginning on Friday, Feb. 8 at around 3 p.m.  They have warned us that this migration could take up to 24 hours, but they will strive to restore service as quickly as possible.  We apologize for the inconvenience that may cause.