History: Indigenous Justice Research Guide
GOOGLE SEARCH TIPS
Search for exact phrases using quotation marks -
"Juukan Gorge"
Use AND to narrow search to include both terms -
"social media" AND racism AND Australia
Use OR to expand search to include either search term (synonyms) -
Aboriginal OR Indigenous Australians
Use brackets to combine AND & OR rules -
"deaths in custody" AND (Aboriginal OR Indigenous)
EVALUATING SOURCES
You can't trust everything you read on the internet. Evaluate your sources using the TRAAP test.
T - Timeliness - Was the information published in the last 10 years?
R - Relevance - Is the information relevant to your topic?
A - Authority - Does the author have qualifications or experience?
A - Accuracy - Does the information align with what other sources say?
P - Purpose - Is the source's purpose to inform, not to sell or convince?
WHERE TO LOOK
Digitised library and museum collections including newspapers, diaries, and letters
Featured collections including newspapers, diaries, and letters
Media releases, reports, and current human rights projects
An online encyclopedia featuring objective articles and videos on every topic
A databade of media analyses showing arguments for and against issues in the media
Username: kilvingto
Password: meatpies
Secondary Sources
Use the search bars within these websites to find relevant information to your topic!
REFERENCING
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