Class slides for ANTH 11A

1. Assessing and Finding Sources for
Human Rights & Humanitarianism
Nicole Branch, Social Sciences Librarian
ANTH 11A
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2. Today we will…
• Distinguish between different types of sources
• Define searchable key words for human rights
topics
• Identify & search relevant databases
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3. My Topic
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4. Source types.
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5. Breaking Down Source Types
• Scholarly
• Popular
• Trade/Practitioner
• Reference

6. Scholarly
• author: experts (such as academics)
• audience: scholars and researchers in the field
• purpose: make available original research
• references: frequent citations or extensive bibliography

7. Popular
• author: journalist or freelance writer
• audience: general, non-expert readers
• purpose: entertain, persuade, or inform readers
• references: no citations or bibliography

8. Reference
• author: usually editor, not author, listed
• audience: general, non-expert readers
• purpose: provide background information on a topic
• references: sources either not cited or a short bibliography
provided for further reading

9. Trade/Practitioner
• author: practicing professionals (e.g. teachers, nurses,
business)
• audience: working professionals in that profession
• purpose: share techniques or trends within profession or
industry
• references: sources sometimes cited.

10. Identify the Source Type
• Go to the Pop Quiz link on the guide for this
class
• Try to identify the types of sources listed
• Review

11. Define, Refine & Focus Your Topic
• Define
 Flint, Michigan water crisis
• Refine
 Environmental racism and the Flint, Michigan water crisis
• Focus
How …
Why ….
In what ways does the Flint, Michigan water crisis reflect
environmental racism?

12. Identify Key Words
In what ways does the Flint, Michigan water
crisis reflect environmental racism?

13. Identify Key Words
In what ways does the Flint, Michigan water
crisis reflect environmental racism.

14. Refining Keywords
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15. Refining Keywords
• Broader terms
• Narrower Terms
• Synonym Terms

16. Finding the conversation
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17. Identify a Database
• Determine primary subject areas
• Identify specialized databases
• Search multiple sources

18. Search & Refine
• Identify subject terms
• Use subject limiters
• Identify key figures in the conversation
• Grab citations & permalinks

19. Nicole Branch, Social Sciences
Librarian
nbranch@scu.edu
x5436
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