SPAN 3060: Spanish for Careers in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development (Becher): Home

Bienvenidos a la guía  para el curso "Spanish for Careers in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development." Mi nombre es Kathia Ibacache y soy tu bibliotecaria de lenguas Romances.  Estoy aquí para ayudarte. Mándame un correo electrónico o solicita una cita para tener una consulta de investigación conmigo.

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This Course Guide will Cover:

• Encontrando tu tema
• Palabras claves
• Recursos

One Minute Survey

You may find sources on the Internet or in the library's catalog. No matter where you look, always evaluate a source.

Currency: 

• Is the information published in the right time for your needs?
  • Some topics required current content.
  • Some topics are historical making it appropriate to cite older works.

Reliability:

• Is the information based on fact or opinion?
• Are the claims supported by facts and trustable data?
• Is the information well-balanced, objective, and non-biased? 
• Does the author attribute sources?

Authority:

• Who is the author?
• What is the affiliation of the author?
• What are the credentials?
• What publishing house supports the publication?

Accuracy:

• Is the article/book peer-reviewed?
• Do you see grammatical errors?
• Does it look legitimate?
• Does the author provides contact information?

Purpose: 

• What is the intent of the work?
• What is the domain of a website?
• Who is the target audience?