Ms. Cmerek's Research and Website Evaluation
Databases:
USE:
Student Resources in Context U. S. History in Context |
SEARCH TIPS
Use AND to Limit results Nation-building AND Democracy Nation-building AND challenges _________________________ Use "quotes" to group more than 1 word: "Democratic nation-building" |
For Print and eBooks at our Library
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When evaluating websites:
Look For:
NEIGHBORHOOD/URL - .gov .edu .org .com
BACKGROUND/Who?/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER -
About us; Who we are, etc
BIAS - message - how? -
type, sources, language, pt. of view, coverage
AUTHOR -Authority? How can you tell? -
Background? Trustworthy? Credentials?
Purpose of site? - mission? partisan?
NEIGHBORHOOD/URL - .gov .edu .org .com
BACKGROUND/Who?/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER -
About us; Who we are, etc
BIAS - message - how? -
type, sources, language, pt. of view, coverage
AUTHOR -Authority? How can you tell? -
Background? Trustworthy? Credentials?
Purpose of site? - mission? partisan?