Toolkit Selecting a book for reading Instructions for finding a book in the library that's interesting to you for reading assignments. Resource Type: Handouts Categories: Finding
Toolkit SIRS Issues Researcher How to use SIRS Issues Researcher, which provides information on current social issues, economics, business, politics, global issues, scientific developments, health, history, government, culture, the arts and humanities. Resource Type: Handouts Categories: Finding
Toolkit Skepticism in the Era of Fake News and Circular Reporting This video describes how poor journalistic practices can perpetuate misinformation and highlights the importance of skepticism and verifying information by finding the original source. Resource Type: Video Categories: Evaluating Finding
Toolkit Source type group activity This is an in class activity designed for a WR 121 class that has already read some assigned readings on a topic. Their assignment is to find 2-3 additional sources to write a paper on something within the bigger topic (no specific type of source is required). Resource Type: In-class activities Categories: Evaluating
Toolkit The C.R.A.P. Test in action: Websites This 5-minute video demonstrates using the C.R.A.P. test (Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose/Point of view) to evaluate websites on the topic of performance enhancing drugs in sports. Resource Type: Video Categories: Evaluating