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ENGL 5800 LGBTQI Literature
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Critically evaluate information using applicable criteria for an identified information need
Evaluating Information
What is your criteria?
Evaluating Information: CRAAP
Currency Relevance Authority Accuracy Purpose
Find good CRAAP not bad CRAAP
Evaluate: Authority
Determine the need for an expert or popular perspective
Who is the author? What are the author’s credentials? What affiliations does the author have? Is contact information provided?
Who published the work? Who sponsored the work?
Evaluate: Currency
Determine the need for a contemporary or historical perspective for your topic
When was it written? When was the information published? Are there multiple editions? Examine the currency of the references
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Evaluate: Content, Coverage
Determine the information need
Who is the intended audience? What is the purpose? scope? Examine objectivity, accuracy Is the information verifiable? Evaluate overall quality Evaluate overall usefulness, appropriateness
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Effective Searching
Identify search concepts
interpretation analysis criticism review
qualitative quantitative research theory
Question Type Research Type
Search Strategy
Concept 1
AND
Concept 2
AND
Concept 3
Main idea Related idea Subtopic
OR OR OR
Synonym Synonym Synonym
OR OR OR
Synonym Synonym Synonym
• Use “ “ or ( ) to keep words together & in order• Connect different concepts with AND• Connect similar concepts with OR
Search Strategy
Concept 1
AND
Concept 2
AND
Concept 3
Main idea Related idea Subtopic
OR OR OR
Synonym Synonym Synonym
OR OR OR
Synonym Synonym Synonym
• Use “ “ or ( ) to keep words together & in order• Connect different concepts with AND• Connect similar concepts with OR
("queer culture" OR "gay culture") AND interpretation AND theory
Advanced Search Features
search categories, limiters full text, date, scholarly publication, document type
truncation type part of a word plus an asterisk (*) into the search
box to find variations of a word stem litera* finds literary, literature criti* finds critique, criticism analy* finds analyze, analysis
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