UNIV 1003 Source Evaluation Assignment

What is your paper topic?

Student and Alcohol Use


Experimenting with different keyword combinations, search for books related to your topic in UNB
Worldcat and fill in the table below//// https://lib.unb.ca/

Keywords used in search #1

alcohol in college

Keywords used in search #2

students and alcohol use

Examine your search results and choose an ebook that you can fully access, read, and understand. Explain
why you selected this book instead of another in the search list, and explain why it might make a good
source for your paper.

This book is quite elaborate on key issues of my study topic. The vivid description of the effects f alcohol
and the uniqueness of the authors offer a pointed critique of the subject matter. It also provides not only
student issues but also provides a base for medical and psychological research in this field of alcohol
studies. This e-book incorporates depth research on alcohol and many resonating around the issue of
alcohol misuse by young Adults.



Cite the book in APA format

Howard, G. S., Howard, G. S., Nathan, P. E., & Nathan, P. E. (1994). Alcohol use and misuse by young
adults. University of Notre Dame Press.

Evaluate the book by answering the following questions. Consult “Evaluating an Information Source:
Nine Essential Questions Everyone Should Ask” (posted to D2L and Teams) to help you answer these
questions.
1. Explain in detail what you can find out about this author and what you can find out about the book’s
publisher. What does this info tell you about how credible (or not!) this book is? How do you know the
information isn’t out of date? (Hint: remember, some kinds of information become outdated in 2 weeks,
and other information is still relevant after 2000 years).


The author of this book, George S Howard, has authored and published several books and publications
available at the University of New Brunswick libraries. From the library database the author is recognized
for his work and great breakthroughs in the social sciences research. This particular e-book has a
credibility identifier, ISBN. This source is credible and genuine to be used as academic source.


2. Read a small portion of the book and evaluate the following: (a) is the author’s point of view objective
and impartial? What signals in the text make you think so? (b) Are the arguments clearly and obviously
supported by evidence? Summarize an example from the book to demonstrate (a) and another example to
demonstrate (b).


From the introduction, the author seems to be more objective towards the Alcohol misuse by young
adults. He describes the abuse of alcohol especially by college students as a problem approaching
epidemic proportions. He clearly states that ramification of this problem as a matter of urgency to all
institutional administrators. The ideas as presented by the Author clearly are clearly supported by the
evidence.






Experimenting with different keyword combinations, search for articles in one of the library’s article
databases and fill in the table below

What database did you use to search for articles?

Library publications and books

Keywords used in search #1

students and alcohol

Keywords used in search #2

alcohol abuse

Examine your search results and choose one article that you can access fully and understand. Explain why
you selected this article instead of another in the search list, and explain why it might make a good source
for your paper.

This article offers a succinct and in-depth analysis based on Alcohol abuse and Alcoholism. It is a rich
source with most vital statistics from the National Institute of alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism


Cite the article in APA format
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U.S.), & National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism). (19AD). Niaaa director's report on
institute activities to the national advisory council on alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Retrieved October 18,
2022, from https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS76114.


Evaluate the article by answering the following questions. Consult “Evaluating an Information Source:
Nine Essential Questions Everyone Should Ask” to help you answer these questions.
1. Explain in detail what you can find out about this author and what you can find out about the article’s
publisher. What does this info tell you about how credible (or not!) the article is? How do you know the
information isn’t out of date? (Hint: remember, some kinds of information become outdated in 2 weeks,
and other information is still relevant after 2000 years).


The publisher of this is a National Institute of Alcohol abuse and Alcoholism which implies that it is one of
the most credible sources of information regarding Alcohol Abuse


2. Read a small portion of the article and evaluate the following: (a) is the author’s point of view objective
and impartial? What signals in the text make you think so? (b) Are the arguments clearly and obviously
supported by evidence? Summarize an example from the article to demonstrate (a) and another
example to demonstrate (b).


The Authors point of view is objective. They base their study on pre-established research and facts and
figures from national surveys. The arguments are supported the evidence within the text. The author says
according to national survey, about 53 percent of young adult and college students engaged in
alcoholism and about 33 percent engaged in binge drinking within the past three months








Answer each question with at least two sentences
What have you learned in this course about searching for information? What obstacles did you encounter,
if any, as you searched, that made it hard to find a book or article you were happy with?

Searching for information is necessary for students and researchers as a key source of finding credible
information. One obstacle is the unfiltered articles which pop up even though they do not address the
same topic, demanding much perusal of the article in order to get the best book or article



How has the experience of finding a “good” source (whatever that means to you) changed during this
course? Try to show me an example of the thought process you go through when you evaluate a source to
figure out whether it’s good enough, or useful enough.


This course has improved my search experience for high quality sources. In order to claim a source is
credible, there are several factors/ things which I will always be look for. These includes the ISBN, the
publisher, and information about the about the author.