Genetically Modified Oraganisms
"Transgenic melon." Image from Genetics. Ed. Richard Robinson. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2010 accessed through Science In Context
Critically Evaluating Information
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Critically Evaluating Information TutorialA tutorial created by library staff at Fairfield University.
Learn more about evaluating information:
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Critically Analyzing Information Sources: Critical Appraisal and AnalysisCreated by and used with the permission of Research and Learning Services, Olin Library, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY, USA
Your Online Guide to HONR 2202
Welcome to the virtual home of your research instruction
This is an online guide to the library instruction session for your HONR 2202 Genetics, Ethics and Society assignment. This guide will direct you to library resources useful for research on genetically modified organisms. Please contact me if you have any questions about our library session or for other assistance researching your topic.
Evaluating Information Exercise
All information is not created equally. Look at the two sources of information on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and complete the evaluation form.
Other Considerations
When assessing any research consider:
- author credentials
- funding sources
- theoretical paradigm
Look at
- new journals
- gray literature (.gov, .org, .edu sites)
- newspapers or magazine stories
- blogs and wikis
- open access journals
From The critical assessment of research:traditional and new methods of evaluation by Alan Bailin and A. Grafstein, 2010, Oxford: Chankdros.
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