Ms. Getzlaff's research
databases:
U-coronadohs
pw-tbird |
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un-coronado
pw-tbird |
Coronado Library Catalog -
ebooks too! 
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Search Engine:
How to Evaluate Web Sites
1) Neighborhood - Where on the web?-----check URL .gov; .com; .org; edu
2) Background - Who? Author/ Publisher (person, company, organization)
CHECK OUT: About us; About this site; Our Team; name next to the copyright symbol
Do they have the education, training, experience to be AUTHORITIES?
Look for clues!
TRY: Web Search; Database Search for articles; Google Scholar - "author's name"
3) Bias - What? A preference toward a subject, item, group, idea, policy, etc.
Everyone has biases. Be aware of your own--they shape how you view everything.
Keep an open mind.
What to use? Who to trust?
Message - Author - Purpose
4) Currency - (What?) - is the info recent, updated
Check: last updated; dateline on article; page creation; what's new;
press releases; broken links
1) Neighborhood - Where on the web?-----check URL .gov; .com; .org; edu
2) Background - Who? Author/ Publisher (person, company, organization)
CHECK OUT: About us; About this site; Our Team; name next to the copyright symbol
Do they have the education, training, experience to be AUTHORITIES?
Look for clues!
TRY: Web Search; Database Search for articles; Google Scholar - "author's name"
3) Bias - What? A preference toward a subject, item, group, idea, policy, etc.
Everyone has biases. Be aware of your own--they shape how you view everything.
Keep an open mind.
What to use? Who to trust?
Message - Author - Purpose
4) Currency - (What?) - is the info recent, updated
Check: last updated; dateline on article; page creation; what's new;
press releases; broken links
Search Tips!
Use Quotes for two words: "undocumented immigrants"
"creation myth"
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Use AND to narrow search results:
migrants AND Texas
Norse AND deities
Use Quotes for two words: "undocumented immigrants"
"creation myth"
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Use AND to narrow search results:
migrants AND Texas
Norse AND deities