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Information and Literature Survey in Social Sciences
Notes To evaluate coverage:
Ask the Questions Find Answers
Does the work update other sources? Compare publication dates and content to other
sources you have found
Does it substantiate other materials you have You should seek out multiple points of view and
read, or add new information? include a diversity of sources and ideas.
Have you found enough information to support Look for gaps in your arguments and evidence
your arguments? y Facts
y Statistics
y Evidence
To evaluate currency:
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When was it published? y Look for a publication or copyright date
on the
Title page (books, journals)
Reverse of the title page (books)
Cover (journals, magazines, newspa-
pers)
Table of contents (journals, magazines)
Bottom of the page (web sites)
y Dates on web pages may indicate
When the page was created
When the page was published on the
web
When the page was last revised
Is your topic one that requires current Topic areas requiring the most up-to-date
information? information may include
y Science
y Medicine
y Current events
Has this source been revised, updated, or Search catalogs and other databases for more
expanded in a subsequent edition? recent editions
y Worldcat
y Books In Print
y Amazon.com
To evaluate relevance:
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Does the work address your research question or Review your research question and/or
meet the requirements of your assignment? assignment
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