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
1. Go to Socrative.com
2. Click on the option
"Student Login"
3. Input the following code
LL5JSFQJ
Two Library Locations:
Library at Waterfront 6 302
Learning Commons at ATM
2. Helps you get an idea of which specific aspects of your topic you will want to do more detailed research about.
Biography Reference Center (EBSCO)
Biography (GALE)
Literature Resource Center (GALE)
MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
General
Databases
Databases
Local
Resources
Honolulu Star-Advertiser/ ProQuest
Contemporary Pacific /Project Muse
Specialty
Databases
HPU Discovery
Note: HPU Discovery does not search ALL of our databases.
Interlibrary Loan
1) Types of material covered in database
Books? journals? videos? newspaper articles?
conference proceedings? Peer-reviewed journals?
2) Time coverage
What years of publications does the database cover? Some databases only cover from ~1990 to current. Other databases -- such as JSTOR cover articles back to the 1890s!
3) Content access
Was the content found in the database accessible? Is it mainly full text links or do you see Find It links?
4) Navigation within the platform
Is the database easy to use? Does it have regular standard features such as emailing options, citation option, abstracts of content? What type of filters are available?
Evaluating Databases
Biography Reference Center (EBSCO)
Biography (GALE)
Literature Resource Center (GALE)
MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
General
Databases
Databases
Local
Resources
Contemporary Pacific /Project Muse
Specialty
Databases
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Evaluating Sources
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?