REL: Religion, Philosophy, Ethics and Logic: Websites, online databases, & journals

These resources are outside of East Central College's website

http://plato.stanford.edu/ - The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) was designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up-to-date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public.

http://www.iep.utm.edu/ - The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) was founded in 1995 as a non-profit organization to provide open access to detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy. 

On being - On Being is a Peabody Award-winning public radio conversation and podcast, a Webby Award-winning website and online exploration, a publisher and public event convener. On Being opens up the animating questions at the center of human life: What does it mean to be human, and how do we want to live? We explore these questions in their richness and complexity in 21st-century lives and endeavors. We pursue wisdom and moral imagination as much as knowledge; we esteem nuance and poetry as much as fact.

http://www.onbeing.org/collections -

Online journals are available through EBSCOhost and other Databases.

A few titles on Religion, Philosophy, Ethics & Logic are:

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Information about almost any subject is easy to find; however, not all information is good information. An essential part of academic research and writing is learning how to critically analyze and evaluate sources to eliminate old, incorrect, or irrelevant information. The CRAAP Test (current, relevant, accurate, authority, purpose) is a guide for analyzing your research sources, including websites, articles and books. Here is a link to an accessible PDF of this information.

By scoring each category on a scale from 1 to 10 (1=worst, 10=best possible), you can give each site a grade on a 50 point scale.

45-50 Excellent 

40-44 Good 

35-39 Average 

30-34 Borderline

Below 30-Unacceptable

Current: The timeliness of the information

• When was the information published or posted?
• When was it revised or updated?
• Do you require current information, or will older sources work?
• Are the links functional?

 Relevant: The importance of the information for your needs

• Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?
• Who is the intended audience?
• Is the information at an appropriate college level?
• Are you confident in the source to cite in your paper?

Authority: The source of the information.

• Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor?
• Is the author qualified on this topic, what are their credentials?
• Is there contact information, such as a publisher or email address?
• Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source?
• examples: .com .edu .gov .org .net

 Accurate: The reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content.

• Where does the information come from?
• Is the information supported by evidence?
• Has the information been reviewed or refereed?
• Can you verify information in another source?
• Does the language or tone seem unbiased and free of emotion?
• Are there spelling, grammar or typographical errors?

 Purpose: The reason the information exists

• What is the purpose of the information? Is it to inform, teach, sell, entertain or persuade?
• Do the authors make their purpose clear?
• Is the information fact, opinion or propaganda?
• Does the point of view appear objective and impartial?
• Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional or personal biases?

This information has been adapted from "Evaluating Information-Applying the CRAAP Test" by the staff at Meriam Library, California State University-Chico. The source material can be accessed here.
"Evaluating Information-Applying the CRAAP Test." 17 Sept. 2010. Meriam Lib., California State University-Chico. CSU-Chico ReSEARCH Station. Web. 2 July 2013.