PCN 13 - Multicultural Issues in America: Web Resources

• African American History Month - The Library of Congress provides access to their exhibits and multimedia resources to highlight the history and contributions of African Americans.
• American Memory from the Library of Congress - Primary source collections from the Library of Congress National Digital Library Program. Includes historical documents, narratives, photographs, music such as 1939 Lomax field recordings, African American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920, and more.
• Becoming American: The Chinese Experience - Provides biographical portraits, eyewitness accounts, a timeline, a Chinese American history quiz, a viewer's guide, and links.
• Pew Hispanic Center - The Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization that seeks to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the nation.
• We Shall Remain - From the award-winning PBS series American Experience comes We Shall Remain, a provocative multi-media project that establishes Native history as an essential part of American history.

Educational and government websites often provide reliable information. To focus your search on these types of websites:

1. Go to Google Advanced Search.
2. Enter your search terms in the appropriate fields.
3. In the field labeled "Search within a site or domain:", type .edu or .gov.

Not all information is created equal—quality can vary greatly. To ensure you’re using reliable information, always verify it against another source and evaluate it critically.  One popular evaluation method is the CRAAP test, whose basic criteria is outlined below: 

CRAAP Test Evaluation Criteria:

Currency: The timeliness of the information

Relevance: The importance of the information for your needs 

Authority: The source of the information

Accuracy: The reliability of the information

Purpose: The reason the information exits 

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