BLST 09: Blackness in and Out of the Museum
Christina Bush
Black Studies Librarian
Search Strategies/Situating Your Argument
Tripod
Databases
Subject Databases
On Evaluation: BEAM/CRAAP/SIFT
Primary Source Resources at the TriCo
Citation Style Guide: Chicago
you can think of BEAM as both directive or how you approach and engage in the search process and evaluative, helping you to assess what you have found
think of CRAAP as an evaluative rubric once you've identified a source
SIFT is particularly applicable to online sources that may have more nebulous provenance/origins
IN SUMMARY: Strategies for choosing the best source
Many resources will have a "browse" or "explore" feature that can acquaint you with the materials as well as the platform if you are unfamiliar
BEAM/CRAAP/SIFT!
Questions?
cbush1@swarthmore.edu
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