[AISLE-Share] Evaluating results from a database?

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Even with databases, some sources are more current than others, and some
publications are more reputable than others (e.g. academic journal articles
v. news magazine articles v. editorials). For me, databases should index a
variety of publications that suite a variety of research purposes since
some of those purposes and topics are more formal than others, and for
historical research, older copyrights are necessary too. Students should
get in the habit of being critical about their information sources, whether
they be derived from a search engine, database, or a print publication.

*Kristen Oster*
*Wesclin CUSD #3*
*Librarian*
*Rhetoric and Research Teacher*
*618-224-7341 x 5101*

On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 8:39 AM, Email list for the Association of Illinois
School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I teach high school research.
>
> I have always taught that you can trust the results you get from a
> database. Obviously, I am talking subscription databases where articles are
> verified by editors, but I recently had a Social Studies teacher (who I was
> co-teaching with) say that you even had to apply the CRAAP (or any other
> evaluation criteria you use to evaluate websites) - to results from
> databases.
>
> What is  your professional opinion on this?
>
>
> Thank you,
> Lori
> Trinity High School Librarian
>
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