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This Guide provides information and various resources to assist you with researching and writing your Senior Honours Essay.
Your WatCard is your Library card. Use it to borrow books from Waterloo and other University Libraries, as well as to remotely access the Waterloo Library's electronic resources.
This short module gives an introduction to searching strategies and using the major database for Economics, EconLit.
You can use this "RADAR" guide to help you assess an item's quality and usefulness in your assignment.
Relevance: the importance of the information for your needs
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Authority: the source of your information
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Date: the timeliness of the information
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Accuracy: the reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the content
How do I know if an article is peer-reviewed? Ulrichs Web Global Serials Directory can help. Search the name of the journal in the search box. Click on the its entry and discover information about the journal including including whether it contains peer-reviewed articles. Journals that do are referred to as “refereed.” |
Reason for writing. Ask the question: is this item meant to inform, educate, persuade, sell something ...?
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Mandalios, Jane. “RADAR: An Approach for Helping Students Evaluate Internet Sources.” Journal of Information Science 39, no. 4 (2013): 470–78. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551513478889
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