FYS 101 Fontana (FA25)

Welcome to this library and research guide for FYS 101 / Pictures Telling Stories with Dr. Jeff Fontana. In this guide, you will find library resources discussed in class, useful links, and other information related to library research. Have a question? Get in touch!

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/

http://www.climatenetwork.org

http://www.webmd.com/

The Power of Narrative Art

http://www.dhs.gov/

For One and or For Many: Affluent and Common Patronage of Narrative Art in Tibet

Find an article or entry from each site. Review each with the questions below. See if you can find support for your entry or article in a scholarly article, if it is not considered scholarly.

Consider the following questions:

• Who created the site? What are their qualifications and credentials? Does the site have a profit motive? Does a profit motive impact the content? What is the purpose of the site? What types of information are available on this site? If data is available, what does a user need to know to successfully navigate through/find the data? Is the information presented from a biased point of view? How current is the information on the site? What type of language does the site use (e.g., scholarly, simplistic, informal, inflammatory)?
• What are the strengths of the site? What are the weaknesses of the site?
• Would this be considered a scholarly source?
• Would you choose to use information from this site in your research paper? Why or why not? Are there better sources you can use that verify this information that are more reliable?