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Because of the multidisciplinary nature of Organizational Leadership, you may need databases specializing in various topics. Examples may include business, healthcare, IT, environment, education, psychology, and social services. Read the description of the databases listed here and choose one that is relevant to your topic.
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A multidisciplinary database that is a good starting point for many topics.
A good place to start for most business research topics. Covers all areas of business, including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more.
A primary psychology research database from the American Psychological Association. Also covers psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, sociology, education, social work, sports, business, and political science.
An Internet search engine for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports.
Articles from scholarly journals in communication, mass media, and related fields.
The primary database for nursing and alied health research with access to journal articles, book chapters, and dissertations.
Uses the National Library of Medicine's search system to access MEDLINE, a primary database for journal articles in medicine, nursing, physical and occupational therapy, public health, health care administration, and more.
A primary database for journal articles in medicine, nursing, physical and occupational therapy, public health, health care administration, and more. Uses the EBSCO search system to access MEDLINE.
Full text access via ProQuest Newspapers
Access to the New York Times newspaper (from 1980-present) using the ProQuest search system.
Unlimited access to the startribune.com, including the eEdition replica of the daily print newspaper.
To register an individual account (needed for access to mobile and tablet apps), use the group subscription activation link and sign up using your stkate.edu email. address.
Provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces.
The SIFT method is an evaluation strategy developed by digital literacy expert, Mike Caulfield, to help determine whether online content can be trusted as a credible, reliable source of information.
The four steps to the SIFT’method are:
It is important to ask whether you know and trust the author, publisher, publication, or website. If not, use the other fact-checking moves that follow to better understand what is being looked at.
Knowing the expertise and agenda of the person who created the source is crucial to our interpretation of the information provided. This will determine its significance and trustworthiness.
If the original source is questionable, find a better source to determine accuracy of claim. Most big, true news stories get covered by multiple major news outlets.
By finding the original source of reporting or the photo in question, you can get a more complete picture of the issue or a research finding that is more accurate. The main aim here is to get to the point where the people doing the writing are the people verifying the facts.
Adapted from Caulfield, M. (2019). SIFT (The Four Moves). HAPGOOD. https://hapgood.us/2019/06/19/sift-the-four-moves/ CC by 4.0 license.
(See a list of reputable fact-checking sites on the Voter Research Resources page).
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