Trustworthy or not trustworthy?

Untitled Slide

Copy/paste the text from
http://tinyurl.com/ck5nv5f


into
ttsreader.com

What are 5 reasons your professor would not want you to use this article?

Your cousin has heard that you should not drink bottled water that’s been sitting in a hot car because the plastic bottles leak chemicals that increase the drinker’s chance of developing cancer.

With your partner, discuss:


What characteristics would you want to see (who, what, when, where, why) in a source that will tell you whether it’s safe to drink the water?

With your partner:

Identify a source that meets all of these criteria. You can use Google or the library.

library updates

in-person help

or... just ask us!

let's work together

when should you refer to the library?

subject expert librarians

getting started with research

organizing citations

questions?

questions for you

• Do you help with writing poster text or conference papers?
• What kind of research assistance, if any, do you currently provide?
• How often do you use gold search box?
• Do ELP students ever need research assistance?

Today's Agenda

• More Cabell Library info
• How to reserve group study rooms
• How to find & borrow books, journals, and movies

your computer

medical videos

• library.vcu.edu
• Click 'All Databases'
• Click 'Health Sciences'
• CTRL + F the word 'video'