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HSERV 50 West

2. Find Sources

 

Library Assignment

  • Watch the OneSearch tutorial video below
  • Use your keywords to look for an article
  • Remember, you are looking for information on the issue your organization addresses (e.g. Domestic Violence), not the organization itself (e.g. Monarch Services)

 

Scholarly Articles (also known as academic or peer-reviewed articles)

  • Written and reviewed by scholars and provide new research, analysis, or information about a specific topic.
    • "Review" means the article is approved by other experts before publication
  • Usually focused on a narrow subject or a single case study
  • Intended for an academic audience

Find Scholarly Articles:

newspapersNews Sources

  • Written by journalists for a general audience
  • Fact-checked by editors 
  • Provide information on a recent event 
  • Provide the perspectives of average people, not experts

Find News Sources

  • U.S. Newstream includes the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and many other newspapers 
  • America's News includes local papers such as the Santa Cruz Sentinel
  • Google News free online newspapers

 

Find Films at Cabrillo

  • Films on Demand  streaming video for thousands of educational films & documentaries.  Access from anywhere with your WebAdvisor/Canvas ID and password!

Statistics

graph and map displaying statistics

Demographic data -- age, race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status -- as well as housing, employment, health, and many other topics.

Polls

Public opinion on different issues.