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ENVS 143 - Literatures of Environmental Hope (Grudin)

Learning Outcomes

  • Plan & execute a search strategy, refining needs and modifying your search based on initial results

  • Evaluate sources for relevance & purpose (alignment with a BEAM category) in order to select sources for specific purposes in your assignment

  • Identify sources that are “in conversation” with other sources so that you may recognize that you are entering into an ongoing conversation, not a finished conversation

Course Activity

BEAMing Your Research Online Tutorial

At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:

  • Understand the BEAM method
  • Evaluate sources for relevance and purpose
  • Select sources for purpose of your assignment
Evaluating Scholarly Resources Online Tutorial

At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:

  • Identifies and selects keywords and phrases to use for appropriate searching
  • Differentiate between scholarly and popular sources
  • Evaluates the quality of the information retrieved using the CRAAP test (currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, purpose)

Required

The library does have access to the required textbooks for this course. 

Hello from Your Librarian

Anna standing with mural of wingsHello! My name is Anna Yang and I will be your librarian for this course. My subject areas are Anthropology,  Biology, Biochemistry and Chemistry, Environmental Science and Studies, Physics and Public Health. I also dabble in History! Don't see your major listed? Don't worry! I can still support you on your information journey and if I don't have the answer, I know a librarian who does. 

I am happy to meet with you in-person or via Zoom. I can also support you via email as I know it might be difficult to carve out a time to meet. Please feel free to reach out to me if you need any assistance.

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Note that complex questions sent to me via email will be answered within 48 hours. If you need immediate assistance, you can always use our Ask a Librarian chat services!

Update: I will be out on leave between February 3, 2025 - May 12, 2025. Please use our Ask a Librarian service with any questions.