The 2 topics I have chosen for this assessment is Global women's rights and Immigration

Information Literacy Worksheet

As a student and in the workplace, you will need to be able to find and use information effectively. This includes using academic sources to gather information, as well as evaluating the credibility and reliability of the information you gathered.

For Parts 1 and 2 below to demonstrate your ability to find and use information. In Part 1, you will find and evaluate 2 sources from at least 2 different databases in the University Library, such as EBSCOhost and ProQuest. In Part 2, you will write a brief response describing your experience using the library databases. This is a required part of the assessment.

Part 1: Source Evaluation

Select only one of the following topics for this assessment:

• Affordable Care Act
• Career exploration
• Concussions and the NFL
• Cyberbullying
• Financial literacy
• Global women's rights
• Health care disparities
• Healthy life habits
• Homeland security
• Immigration
• Information security
• Mindfulness in business or education
• Obesity
• Online predators
• Renewable energy

Locate 2 articles related to your selected topic from different databases, such as EBSCOhost and ProQuest, in the University Library. (Select the Research Databases icon for a list of library databases.)

You may also refer to the course-specific library resources found on the GEN/201 University Success page for search tips and direct links to the EBSCOhost and ProQuest databases.

Answer the questions below to evaluate each article you have chosen. An example answer set is provided first. Make sure to refer to the guidelines on the Evaluate Sources page in the University Library as you evaluate each article.

First Source

Answer each of the questions on a new line.

1. What topic did you choose?
2. What is the title of the article?
3. Who are the authors of the article?
4. Currency: When was the article published? Is the article current?
5. Relevance: Is the article relevant to your selected topic? Explain your response.
6. Accuracy: Is the information in the article accurate? How do you know?
7. Authority; Is the author, publisher, or source of the information credible? How do you know?
8. Purpose: What is the purpose of the article? Is the information fact, opinion, or propaganda? How do you know?
9. Bias: Does the author demonstrate any bias toward the topic? Why or why not? Explain
10. After evaluating the source using the CRAAP (currency, relevance, accuracy, authority, and purpose) method, do you think this is a good source to use in an academic research assignment? Why or why not?

Second Source

Answer each of the questions on a new line.

1. What topic did you choose?
2. What is the title of the article?
3. Who are the authors of the article?
4. Currency: When was the article published? Is the article current?
5. Relevance: Is the article relevant to your selected topic? Explain your response.
6. Accuracy: Is the information in the article accurate? How do you know?
7. Authority: Is the author, publisher, or source of the information credible? How do you know?
8. Purpose: What is the purpose of the article? Is the information fact, opinion, or propaganda? How do you know?
9. Bias: Does the author demonstrate any bias toward the topic? Why or why not? Explain.
10. After evaluating the source using the CRAAP (currency, relevance, accuracy, authority, and purpose) method, do you think this is a good source to use in an academic research assignment? Why or why not?

Part 2: University Library Experience

Enter your response on a new line below the prompts.

• Briefly describe your experience using the library databases (e.g., EBSCOhost, ProQuest) to research your chosen topic. Remember to include the names of the 2 databases you used. Discuss any challenges you encountered
• What strategies will you use to find sources in the University Library going forward?