A handy guide for evaluating information resources for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.
In four short videos, Michael Caulfield shares tips for evaluating information online like a fact-checker (first video). The basic strategy is to use the Web to find out more about the source in question. Caulfield calls his method "The Four Moves" or "SIFT."
Searchable published news, legal, medical and business information.
1980-
Full text of articles only; includes New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine from 1997 forward.
1851-2020
Historical New York newspaper.
1881-2015
Historical California newspaper.
Good for: Researching criminology and related disciplines.
Contains: Journal articles.
Dates covered: 1960-current date.
Good for: Selecting from a list of EBSCO databases to use for researching various subjects Contains: Database descriptions and links
Good for: Searching articles that analyze film, television and aspects of popular culture.
Contains: Articles published in scholarly journals and popular magazines.
Good for: Researching criminology and related disciplines.
Contains: Journal articles.
Dates covered: 1960-current date.