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Life, Society & Drugs: Appropriate Sources

This guides shows how to identify appropriate sources for Salt Lake Community College's Life, Society & Drugs course

Welcome to the SLCC Libraries module on appropriate sources for HLTH 1050: Life, Society & Drugs!

This content has been adapted from a Canvas module created in winter of 2020.

Instructors, search Canvas Commons for "SLCC Library" to add the module to your courses, or contact a librarian for assistance.

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  1. List the three criteria for appropriate sources
  2. Distinguish between scholarly and popular sources
  3. Identify a primary research article
  4. Describe strategies for finding internationally focused articles

This module also covers: finding appropriate sources using library databases, including MLA citations, and developing topics for the HLTH 1050 research paper.

Need Help?

Contact the Science, Mathematics and Engineering liaison librarian: Amy.Scheelke@slcc.edu.