Example:
Return to top and click "C. Differences between sources" tab
Using your current event topic, find academic articles using the search box on the library homepage. On the results page limit to Source Types Magazines, Newspapers, Academic Journals, or Trade Publications.
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Help Locating Information to Evaluate Articles Using Earned Scholarly Average Criteria
Using the current event topic, from the list of your search results:
1) select a full text article
2) calculate the Earned Scholarly Average (ESA) for your article using the chart at this link.
(Note: author has 2 parts - answer both parts)
ESA was developed by librarians at Ferris State University's FLITE library as part of the Project Information Literacy Online Tutorial
3) Post your article title, persistent link/permalink, completed chart and two sentences about authority (author/sponsor) and credibility (content).
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