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Evaluating Information

Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP Test This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window

Finding Research, Trade and Popular Business Articles

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
The largest and most in-depth business research database available. Contains scholarly research, trade publications, and industry news and reports. Includes books, case studies, company profiles, country reports, industry reports, market research reports, peer reviewed scholarship from more than 2000 journals available in full text, SWOT analysis and thousands of trade publications. Coverage begins in 1886 (yes, 1886).

Business Source Complete will likely provide you with all the literature (scholarly, trade, popular) that you will need for your research in the area of consumer behavior.

If you are taking more technical or sociological perspective of technology and consumer behavior the Computers & Applied Sciences Complete may be helpful.

Regardless of what database you are using, be sure to include the permalink along with the APA formatted citation to the resources that you will be using as part of your research.

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to thousands of popular and scholarly sources. A "goto" database for any subject.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete This link opens in a new window
Covers the computing, technology, and engineering disciplines including the business and social implications of new technology. Encompasses nearly 500 active full text journals and a growing corpus of open access journals and leading trade and industrial publications.
Communication Source (inclusive of Communication and Mass Media Complete) This link opens in a new window
Communication Source is the most comprehensive resource for communication research. Communication Source includes Communication and Mass Media Complete, Communication Abstracts (formerly published by Sage) and includes many unique sources in the field of communications. Communication Source offers abstracts and indexing as well as full-text content from publications worldwide pertaining to Communication, Linguistics, Rhetoric and Discourse, Speech-Language Pathology, Media Studies and other fields relevant to the discipline. Indexing for most major journals is from the publication's first issue to the present.
SPORTDiscus This link opens in a new window
SPORTDiscus is an international database containing information on the following: sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training techniques, coaching, physical education, physical fitness, active living, recreation, history, facilities and equipment.

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Endnotes & Footnotes

Microsoft Office 2010 : Word : Insert or Create Footnotes or Endnotes This link opens in a new window
EBSCOhost : Video Tutorial : Grabbing a Permalink for an item This link opens in a new window

APA Citation Style and Grammar Guidelines

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association : the official guide to APA style ( APA Manual ) This link opens in a new window
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2020. 7th ed.
Written as a guide for contributors to A.P.A. journals, this is also useful to students who need to know recommended forms for presenting bibliographies, footnotes, tables, and figures.
Location: Reserve -- Permanent BF76.7 .P83x 2020 ( at Reserves behind circulation desk; 4 hour loan )
APA formatting and Style Guide : General Format ( OWL ) This link opens in a new window
APA formatting : Reference List for ELECTRONIC Sources ( OWL ) This link opens in a new window

Tutorial: APA Citations 7th Edition

APA Style and Grammar Guidelines This link opens in a new window
APA Style provides a foundation for effective scholarly communication because it helps writers present their ideas in a clear, concise, and inclusive manner.

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