Evaluating Health Info on the Internet
The US National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements has some good criteria for evaluating health information you find on the internet.
Avoid Plagiarism
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Plagiarism VideoExplores plagiarism, paraphrasing, and citing sources. Includes a pre-test, graded quiz, and paraphrasing practice exercises.
Searching & Getting Full Text
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Customizing Google ScholarLearn how to link Google Scholar to SJSU Find It. This will tell you whether an article found on Google Scholar is available in the library databases.
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Using Citation LinkerCitation Linker is a tool that helps you find the full text of an article when all you have is the citation (article title, author, journal name). If the library does not own the full text, you will be guided to request the article via Interlibrary Loan.
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Using Find ItFind It is a service that allows you to find full-text articles even when they're not in the database you're searching. This tutorial provides a brief introduction to using Find It to access the articles you need.
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Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad): Placing a RequestLearn how to place an Interlibrary Loan request to receive articles, books or other items not owned by the King Library.