Research Guides: FSEM 100: Houston: Home

Evaluating information

Welcome! This page is for Dr. Sam Houston's Religion & Human Rights FSEM classes.

Evaluating Information or Is it Credible?

Questions to ask:
• Who is the author and what are their credentials?
• What is the purpose of the publication or website?
• When was the information created?
• Is it relevant to your research need?
• Is the content accurate when compared to other information you find?

The Tibet Problem in the Milieu of a Rising China: findings from a survey on Americans’ attitudes toward China Cao, Yongrong, and Jian Xu. "The Tibet Problem in the Milieu of a Rising China: findings from a survey on Americans' attitudes toward China." Journal of Contemporary China 24.92 (2015): 240-259.

Finding a current event and Finding background information

Finding a current event

Getting Background or overview information.
The sites below are available through the library and include many subject specific encyclopedias.

Credo Reference
A starting point for research and learning that offers unlimited access to hundreds of full text reference books on every subject. Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations.

Finding books, articles, and more information about your topic

OneSearch
Filter to Stetson Library to search the collections of the duPont-Ball Library.
ATLA Religion Database + ATLAS
A full-text collection of major religion and theology journals selected by some of the major religion scholars in the United States. Coverage begins in 1949.
Academic Search Complete
A broad, general full-text database that includes both popular and scholarly periodicals. It covers virtually all academic areas of study, including social sciences, sciences, and humanities.
JSTOR
An archive of scholarly journals. Content spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. The most recent 3-5 years of journals are generally not available. JSTOR has a number of other collections to which we do not subscribe. Provided through a cooperative agreement with Stetson's College of Law Library.

A to Z Database List
All databases available through the library. Organized alphabetically or limit by subject.

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