ENGC 1101 College Writing (Darling)

Health & Wellness (Gale)
Both academic and non-academic articles on health and wellness topics.


Health & Medicine E-book Collection
Selected ebooks on health and medicine topics from Gale.


Consumer Health Complete
Consumer health information (meant for patients and the general public) from popular health magazines, medication guides, and some ebooks.

Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)
Articles in all subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. An all-purpose database and often a good place to start.

Academic OneFile (Gale)
Articles in all subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. An all-purpose database.


JSTOR
Scholarly articles, ebooks, and primary sources in the social sciences, humanities, earth and biological sciences, and more. Includes image results from Artstor.

ProQuest News & Newspapers

News articles from U.S. newspapers. Includes the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Star Tribune, and many local newspapers.

Book Search




Google Scholar

Search for academic articles on publisher and other websites. When you use this link to connect to Google Scholar through the Library, your search results will include links to articles available in Normandale Library databases whenever possible. Look for the "Article @ Normandale Lib." links to access the full article through the Library.

Note: Not all articles in your search results will be available through the Library. Need an article we don’t have? Submit an interlibrary loan request.

 

 

The best way to look for misinformation is to start by looking outside of the article itself! This process is called lateral reading. 

Lateral Reading Strategies:

1. Find information on the author: Google the author's name. Do they have a Wikipedia page? A LinkedIn page? A biography on a university or legitimate news site? Read through this information. What is the author's education and experience? Have they written for websites/newspapers/magazines that you are familiar with and trust?
    
2. Check some fact-checking sites for help: Many claims have already been fact-checked for you. Try these sites:
   • AP Fact Check
   • Factcheck.org
   • Snopes
   • Politifact.com
   • Washington Post Fact Checker
   • Media Bias/ Fact Check
      
3. Find information about that website on Google: A search string that excludes results from that website will be helpful (example: New York Times -nytimes.com). 


4. Triangulate: Read multiple articles on the same topic. Does one of the articles seem way off from what the others are saying? We call this an outlier and it would probably be best just to disregard that source. This can be difficult when we hear so much about news sources having a political slant or agenda, but it can also be very helpful in finding out what the real story is. For example, read about an issue on CNN and the same issue on Fox News. After that try reading about the issue on a source like BBC. These three stories will probably vary some in the information that is presented. Taken together though, you should have a good idea of what the truth on the issue is. 


5. Find information on the website using Wikipedia: Wikipedia isn't a source you want to cite in your research paper, but it is helpful for learning about a website or news source. Oftentimes, you will find information on who funds the site or political leanings that are common. 

​Picking a Topic - from North Carolina State University Libraries


Developing Keywords - from Monroe Community College Libraries, SUNY
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Keyword Worksheet

Evaluate each source you use with CAPPS!
Consider the source's – More info about CAPPS