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Google Scholar
Logue Library's new Google Scholar interface links search results to the full content of articles in EBSCOhost, whenever available.
NYC Department of Records Photo Gallery
As of April 2012, free and open research access to over 800,000 items digitized from the Municipal Archives’ collections, including photographs, maps, motion-pictures and audio recordings. Includes rare glass-plate crime-scene photos taken by the Police Department.
Google Art Project
interactive, collaborative environment for studying the world's art collections... as of 4/3/2012 ---> over 30,000 works from over 150 museums in 40 countries

Finding Web Resources in Scholarly Research

Note: We have researched and listed web resources for use in scholarly work in each the academic programs offered at Chestnut Hill College. They are listed in the Web Resources tab of the individual program subject guides. (Select one from the Subjects menu on the left.)

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Evaluating Web Resources: Is it appropriate for scholarly research?

1. Accuracy of Web Documents

Who wrote the page and can you contact him or her?
What is the purpose of the document and why was it produced?
Can the content be independently verified from other sources? This is especially important if the author is not identified.

2. Authority of Web Documents

Does the author have expertise on the topic?
Search a library database or Google Scholar to identify other writings by the author and to see if s/he has been cited by others.
Check the domain (example: .net .edu .gov .org) of the document, what institution publishes this document?
Is the publisher scholarly or respected in the particular industry?

3. Objectivity of Web Documents

What goals/objectives does this page meet?
Does the content express a bias; is the bias recognized or hidden; how does the bias effect the usefulness of the information?
Red flags: Inflammatory language, poor spelling or grammar.
Is the advertising (if any) separate from the informational content?
Is the information presented cited correctly?

4. Currency of Web Documents