Don’t trust your sources!
Evaluate every source you use. Ask these questions:
Author
-Who wrote this source? What does the author do for a living?
What makes the author someone you can trust on this topic?
Date
-When was this source written? Is it current?
Is the information likely to change quickly?
Appearance
-Does the source look professional? Are all the words spelled correctly?
Accuracy
-Does this information agree with other information you’ve found?
Always check more than one source!
-Gives
you factual information about countries
-Has many statistics
-Includes the kind of facts you would find in an almanac
Economist
Country Briefings
-Has news articles and other facts about countries
-Most links go to new sources – evaluate each one!
Portals
to the World
-Has descriptions of many websites with links
-Read the descriptions first and only click on good links
-Find English websites
-If it won’t give you what you need, don’t waste your time!
-Each link is a new source – evaluate each one!
Our
Library Resources
Online
Catalog
-Remember to evaluate every book you use, too!
Junior
Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
-Click the plus sign next to "Multicultural Studies" to access
this ebook
Subscription Database Sources for People
Infotrac
Junior Edition
-Remember that each article is a new source -- evaluate each one!
Twayne's
Authors Series
-Use this database ONLY if the person you are researching is a writer
Reference Books in the Library
Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
-Look for it on display on top of the Reference Shelves
You need to give credit to the authors for ALL of the information you
find.
Use these style guides to help you:
Electronic
Sources
-How to cite any sources that you find on the computer
Print
Sources
-How to
cite any sources you find in books or magazines in the library
For Mrs. Torres' 7th and 8th grade Spanish classes.
Created
by Mary Zdrojewski, University at Buffalo Library Intern.
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