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Evaluating The Quality Of Information Found In The Most Common Health Websites In Google Using Discern And Craap, Ivan A. Portillo, Scott Yosuke Johnson, Catherine V. Johnson Aug 2020

Evaluating The Quality Of Information Found In The Most Common Health Websites In Google Using Discern And Craap, Ivan A. Portillo, Scott Yosuke Johnson, Catherine V. Johnson

Library Presentations, Posters, and Audiovisual Materials

Objectives: Google search results can have an outsized impact on the health information that consumers find and trust. The researchers analyzed the health-related websites that show up most frequently on the first page of Google search results. After determining the websites that appear most frequently, the authors would evaluate the quality of the health information on these websites using the DISCERN instrument and the CRAAP test.

Methods: To replicate a common health information search, a list of search terms was gathered from the most frequently searched health-related topics on Google Trends. Each term would then be searched on Google and …


Virtual Office Hours: Librarian-Faculty Research Assistance, David Carson, Margaret Puentes Apr 2020

Virtual Office Hours: Librarian-Faculty Research Assistance, David Carson, Margaret Puentes

Library Presentations, Posters, and Audiovisual Materials

This poster details an alternative to the formal librarian-student interactions such as Individual Research Consultations and classroom instructional sessions. A librarian presence at drop-in hours provided by the class instructor allows for a setting tailored to adult students and their unique needs.


Scelc Open Access Webinar: Defining Plan S & Transformative Agreements, Kristin Laughtin-Dunker, Dede Leshy Feb 2020

Scelc Open Access Webinar: Defining Plan S & Transformative Agreements, Kristin Laughtin-Dunker, Dede Leshy

Library Presentations, Posters, and Audiovisual Materials

SCELC's Scholarly Communication Committee (SCC) hosted this webinar for SCELC librarians on the topics of Plan S and Transformative Agreements. The presentation is intended to be a primer on these two important facets of current events regarding open access in academic libraries.


Bibliography For "Black History Matters: A Display Honoring African History", Hakeem Wakil Feb 2020

Bibliography For "Black History Matters: A Display Honoring African History", Hakeem Wakil

Library Displays and Bibliographies

A bibliography created to accompany a display in honor of Black History Month in February 2020 at the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University.


Bibliography For "War: The Truth Behind It And The Destruction It Causes", Hakeem Wakil Feb 2020

Bibliography For "War: The Truth Behind It And The Destruction It Causes", Hakeem Wakil

Library Displays and Bibliographies

A bibliography for the War: The Truth Behind It and the Destruction It Causes display in the Leatherby Libraries.