MA 100

Fact-checking Health Information Online

Create a Shared Google Doc to keep track of your sources (feel free to copy & use this library worksheet).

Background Information & Keywords

Discuss your research topic with your group

• Why are you interested in this topic?  
• What do you already know about this topic?  
• What do you need to find out?  What are your research questions?

Do some "pre-research"

• Find background information using this CQ Researcher Report:  Disaster Readiness
• Find background information using MEDLINEplus or the Encyclopedia of Medicine. 
• Find background information using Ready.gov:  Plan Ahead for Disasters
• Write down at least 3 research questions and 5 keywords related to your topic

Cite

Use the APA Citation tab to create an APA citation for your website or Encyclopedia article.

Articles:  OneSearch

Search for articles in OneSearch

• Send yourself at least two articles, including the APA citations
• As a group, pick one article to review more closely.  Look at the author(s), the keywords, and the reference list.

APA Citation

• Document the APA citation for your article
• Look at the reference list
• Pick one interesting fact to cite using APA citation

Revisit your Research Questions

Do you have any new questions?  Assign each member of your group a question to research

Image of medical assistant helping a patient by Hush Naidoo is in the Public Domain, CC0

This guide was adapted with permission from Kennesaw State University Library System