Professor Barker-enc1101 Spring 2015

1. The Americas News (Newsbank) database allow you to narrow your search to specific newspapers.

True

False

2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about scholarly journal articles?

They are peer-reviewed

They are written by academic or professional experts

They often include a section about research methods

They include lists of references and sources used

They include lots of advertisements

3. When evaluating a website to see if it passes the CRAAP test, which of the following is important?

The color scheme used on the website

The year the information was created or updated

The sponsor of the website

The number monthly visits the website has.

B and C only

None of the above

B) The year the information was created or updated is important because information that is too old may be outdated or even incorrect.

C) The sponsor of a website is important because it gives a clue to whether it is authoritative, and whether or not there is a commercial or other bias.

Explanation

B) The year the information was created or updated is important because information that is too old may be outdated or even incorrect.

C) The sponsor of a website is important because it gives a clue to whether it is authoritative, and whether or not there is a commercial or other bias.