Interlibrary Loan (ILL) lets you request copies of articles and book chapters from other libraries. Use ILL to request books not available through Summit. ILL is free.
As Google embraces AI, its search functionality changes. Check back for updates (tried and tested by your human librarian friends).
Select each Google-specific strategy below to learn how to use it and why it is helpful.
Great question. A "good" source is both credible and relevant.
Relevancy means the source helps you answer your questions, learn widely about your topic, and think about your topic in new ways.
Credibility, when applied to an information source, means trustworthy. Trustworthiness is tricky to determine, but doable! Pause and ask questions about your information resource, beyond just what is in your information resource. CCC Library recommends either of these tools to help you evaluate your information resources.
Ultimately it is up to you to determine — using research and your own critical judgment — whether a source is credible or not. And "credible" can mean something and look different to everyone. Your instructors expect you to use credible, authoritative information in your projects and papers, so be upfront and clear about why you trust the information you choose to use.
CCC Librarians are here to help you with this question, too. ♥
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