English CRAAP quiz and Library data base worksheet

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1. Watch the CRAAP video and then take this quiz

Pretend that you are taking a Composition class and you have to write a paper on a hot-button issue. You've decided to write about global warming. You've found the following website on Google: http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/various-global-warming-facts.php (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Use the CRAAP Test to evaluate the site, then answer the questions. HINT: Make sure you pay attention to whether the question is asking you about the site or the article. You should take both into account when evaluating the article! http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/various-glob...


2. Library Databases Worksheet

Complete the attached questions using the databases page of the WLAC library (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Ch. 21 in the West Guide to help you. Also, watch the videos in this week's module for additional help. http://www.wlac.edu/library/databases.aspx

http://www.wlac.edu/library/databases.aspx


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CRAAP Test quiz 1. In what year was the site last updated? A. B. C. D. 2017 2011 2008 2015 2. All of the links in the article are functional. True False 3. The article was written in 2017. True False 4. Who is the intended audience for this article? A. Scientists from NOAA, the EPA, and other agencies B. Students researching the effectiveness of solar energy on reducing the carbon footprint of Michigan C. The general public 5. Who is the author, publisher, or sponsor of the page? 6. The author of the article is an expert in the subject of global warming. True False 7. The author cites all of his sources. True False 8. The article is completely free of grammar and spelling errors. True False 9. What is the purpose of the site? Choose all that apply. A. To raise awareness about the importance of energy conservation. B. To share scholarly research about green energy. C. To suggest ways individuals can conserve energy and live a "green" life. 10. Do the advertisements on the site make you more or less likely to use it, or make no difference? 11. Would you use this site for your paper? Why or why not? 12. List three additional sources of information you could use for your paper about global warming. How do you know they are credible? Library Databases Worksheet Complete the attached questions using the databases page of the WLAC library (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Ch. 21 in the West Guide to help you. Also, watch the videos in this week's module for additional help. Start your Scavenger Hunt at the WLAC Library Homepage. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 1. In your own words, describe what an online database is. 2. How many databases does the Gale Group offer? 3. Generally, which Gale Group database(s) would be better for you to do general research? 4. Which Gale Group database would be the best to use if you were doing a research project on diabetes? 5. Which Gale Group database would be the best to use if you were doing research on Amy Tan, who is a contemporary author? 6. Go into Lexis Nexis and click on one of the topics in in Hot Topics Links. What topic did you click on? __________How many articles are there?______________ 7. Refine these results by searching an additional word within the results.What additional word did you use?_________ How many articles resulted?_______ 8. List all the ways you can send yourself the article (see the symbols in upper-right hand corner.) 9. Click back to the main LexisNexis page. How can one search articles topically? (by topic or subject matter) 10. Click all the way back to the WLAC Research Databases index. How does the CQ Researcher index (list, display) its information? Circle one: By Year / By Topic 11. If you wanted to research information on a scientific topic, what seems the best database in which to look? (Skim over the database titles and tell me what you would choose. Don't overthink it.) 12. Scroll down to the bottom of the WLAC research database Index and enter the LAPL page. Click on “Research and Homework” and scroll down to the WorldCat database, a fantastic source for research. According to the description, WorldCat contains a “catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide back to” what year? _________ 13. Click back to the WLAC research database Index and enter Google Scholar. Type in “David Bailey Airship” into the search bar. Click on the first article. What does the abstract say the article is about? (-as best as you can understand it; even one word is fine...). 14. Click back to the results of that search. How many times has that article been cited in other articles? (Citations are listed below the article by clicking on the quotation marks.) 15. Scroll down to the bottom of the page. What does the “Create an Alert” tool do? 16. Why might it be better to look at databases or Google Scholar BEFORE a general internet search?
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