https://www.hpu.edu/libraries/

Information comes in a variety of mediums...

Think  of each information source critically by questioning...

Who is it written by?

Who is the intended audience?

What is the timeliness of the information?

What is the supporting evidence?

Are there any spotted biases or compromised affiliations?

What was the intention of the information being produced?

Where is the information coming from?

 

LIST POTENTIAL KEY TERMS

Search Activity

1. Go to Socrative.com

2. Click on the option

"Student Login"

3. Input the following code

LL5JSFQJ

LIBRARY LOCATIONS

Three Library Locations:

Library at Waterfront 6 302

Learning Commons at ATM

Atherton Library at Hawaii Loa

Preliminary Research

  1. Helps you narrow your topic by finding out how much information is out there and understanding the basics of a topic by obtaining Background Information.
  • ​​Encyclopedia Articles
  • Books
  • CQ Reports or Topic Overviews

2. Helps you get an idea of which specific aspects of your topic you will want to do more detailed research about.

  • Keywords and Discipline Terminology  

Background Information

Text

Information comes in a variety of mediums...

 Periodicals

Preliminary Search Activity 

Preliminary research: Use one of the databases covered and find a potential background information source for your topic.

(5 Minutes

 Databases

Databases by alphabetical order.

Multidisciplinary vs Specialized Databases

Multidisciplinary vs Specialized Databases

Multidisciplinary vs Specialized Databases

 Search Commands

Advanced Search

Find It!

Interlibrary Loan 

Interlibrary Loan 

Search Activity 

 

  • Find a potential scholarly source, using some of the search techniques we covered.
  • Filled out the Google Sheet link below.

 

https://tinyurl.com/wri1100HG

Search Activity 

 

  • Find three potential sources, using some of the search techniques we covered.
  • Filled out the Google Sheet link below.

https://tinyurl.com/yamamoto1100q

 

Search Activity 


  • Find three potential sources, using some of the search techniques we covered.
  • Filled out the Google Sheet link below.

https://tinyurl.com/yamamoto1100L


Search Activity 

 

  • Find three potential sources, using some of the search techniques we covered.
  • Filled out the Google Sheet link below.

https://tinyurl.com/yamamoto1100m

 

Think  of each information source critically by questioning...

Who is it written by?

Who is the intended audience?

What is the timeliness of the information?

What is the supporting evidence?

Are there any spotted biases or compromised affiliations?

What was the intention of the information being produced?

Where is the information coming from?

 

reference@hpu.edu

Research Consultations

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Research Help 

WRI 1100

By Elizabeth Torres