HLTH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Queens Library, Google Scholar, Grey Literature
12 Oct 2016
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Information can come from many different types of sources. Normally the internet and google or wikipedia. Search by subject health studies on queens library website. There are an infinite number of websites that may support your health research. The health studies guide lists recommended websites including. Evaluating your sources is crucial steps in the research process. You should evaluate each source (for example, articles, news stories, websites) to determine its relevance, accuracy and purpose. The most trustworthy health information is based on scientific research. Anyone can create a webpage so it is particularly important to analyze and assess information that you find on the internet before including it in a research paper. C = currency, r = relevance, a = authority, a = accuracy, p = purpose. There are a number of approached for evaluating health related information. The craap test is a list of questions to help researchers evaluate sources of information.
