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Evaluating Information

Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP Test
The CRAAP Test is a list of questions to help you evaluate the information you find. Different criteria will be more or less important depending on your situation or need.

Regardless of where you are getting your information, you need to be aware of a few simple attributes about whatever information you are using.

When evaluating information, here are five helpful considerations:

Currency: timeliness of the information.

Relevance: importance of the information for your need.

Authority: source of the information.

Accuracy: reliability, truthfulness, correctness.

Purpose: reason that the information exists.

Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources

What is a Scholarly Article ?

Research Minute: How to Identify Scholarly Journal Articles

General Biographical Resources

Biography Reference Center This link opens in a new window
A collection of more than 461,000 full-text biographies. Find biographies of interest by searching or browsing 30+ genre categories, including actors, authors, composers, explorers, figures relevant to U.S. & world history, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States, current world leaders and many others.
Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window
Contains biographical full text articles, page images and abstracts from today’s leading magazines and journals—providing the most current coverage of an individual’s life and work.

W.A.R. Women Art Revolution ( video via Kanopy )

Art Resources

Library Search ( nearly everything )

Research Databases & Journal Collections

Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
Includes thousands of images and full-text articles from an array of journals, books and more. International in scope, Art Source includes periodicals published in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch and is designed for use by a diverse audience, including art scholars, artists, designers, students and general researchers. Includes full text from 630+ journals; 220+ books; and 63,000+ images.

Learn more about this resource.
EBSCOHost ebooks This link opens in a new window
200,000+ ebooks on all topics.

https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=s3915890&profile=ebooks
EBook Central This link opens in a new window
Oxford Scholarship Online This link opens in a new window
Access 16,000+ academic works from Oxford University Press, covering subjects across the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law.

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JSTOR Journal Archive This link opens in a new window
A full-text archive of over 1,000 of the best scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, mathematics, life sciences, etc. Full-text is available from the first issue, but does not include the most recent 2-5 years.
New York Times ( 1851 - Present ) This link opens in a new window

Image Collections

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
ARTstor is the ultimate image collection, containing hundreds of thousands of images covering art, architecture, archeology, and history. Useful for research not only in the arts, but in social history, sociology, and history.

Requesting items

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Request full-text articles, chapters/sections of books, books, and conference proceedings. Look for the green squirrel when you're in a library database to request items. Articles usually arrive within 2 business days; books and other physical items typically arrive in 5 business days.
Request It (E-ZBorrow) This link opens in a new window
Using EZB is the fastest way to get a book that Millersville does not have. Items usually arrive within four business days at the library circulation desk in McNairy Library.

New EZB in test mode : https://ezborrow.reshare.indexdata.com/

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Standard URL:
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Chicago Citation Style

Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago)
Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press, 2017. 17th ed.
Useful to students who need to know recommended forms for presenting bibliographies, footnotes, tables, and figures.
Accessibility: Reserve -- Z 253 .U69 2017 ( 4 Hour Circulation )

Chicago Style and Formatting Guide ( OWL at Purdue )
Chicago Manual of Style
The "Citation Quick Guide" provides useful examples of the most common types of resources.

Subject Librarian

Kim Auger

she/her

Email Me

Contact:

717.871.7099

Subjects: Art & Design, Communication, Theatre, Women's and Gender Studies

Library Services

Ask a Librarian This link opens in a new window
We’re here to help - in person, email, IM/chat, phone, text & personal appointments.
Request It (E-ZBorrow) This link opens in a new window
Using EZB is the fastest way to get a book that Millersville does not have. Items usually arrive within four business days at the library circulation desk in McNairy Library.

New EZB in test mode : https://ezborrow.reshare.indexdata.com/

https://ezborrow.reshare.indexdata.com/Shibboleth.sso/DSForm?target=https%3A%2F%2Fezborrow.reshare.indexdata.com%2FSearch%2FAdvanced&entityID=https%3A%2F%2Fidp.millersville.edu%2Fopenathens

Standard URL:
https://ezborrow.reshare.indexdata.com/Search/Advanced
Request It This link opens in a new window
Request full-text articles, chapters/sections of books, books, and conference proceedings. Look for the green squirrel when you're in a library database to request items. Articles usually arrive within 2 business days; books and other physical items typically arrive in 5 business days.
Course Reserves This link opens in a new window
Access items for your course added by your instructor. Books and DVDs can be checked out at the library circulation desk in McNairy Library. Get login help for course reserves.
Journals by Name ( title search or browse by discipline ) This link opens in a new window

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