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Family & Consumer Sciences Research Guide: FACS 486

This research guide features resources and strategies for finding information and conducting research related to the Family and Consumer Science degree programs.

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Research Design and Methods

Qualitative and Quantitative studies

               Qualitative:         Qualitative data is information about qualities; information that can't actually be measured. An example of qualitative data is the shape of your eyes.  Example: The softness of a cat. (Qualitative.)

               Quantitative:     Quantitative data is information about quantities; that is, information that can be measured and written down with numbers. Some examples of quantitative data are your height, your shoe size, and the length of your fingernails. Examples: The age of your car. (Quantitative.)

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Literature Review

Evaluate sources
1. Currency: What is the copyright, publication, or posting date?   Is the information outdated?
2. Relevance: Is the source considered popular or scholarly?  Does the source answer your research question?
3. Authority: Who is the author?  Is the author credible or expert on topic?  Author's background (experience or education)?
4. Accuracy: Does the information see accurate? What kind of language,imagery, or tone is used (emotional, objective,        professional)?
5. Purpose: What is the purpose or motive of source (educational, commercial, entertainment, or promotional)?  Does the source seem biased?

Images

These sites offer free to use images. Bing and Google sites will need to be limited to "free to use" to limit the results correctly. To avoid plagiarism, make sure you cite/give attribution to the author.

Search for free content in the public domain and under Creative Commons licenses.

This portal features content that is free to use and reuse. The Library of Congress believes that this content is either in the public domain, has no copyright, or has been cleared by the copyright owner for public use. Each set is based on a theme.

A collection of over 1 million public domain images from digitized copies of 17th, 18th, and 19th-century books.

These are lo-res digital images from the San Diego Air and Space Museum's Library and Archives, which houses over one million aviation-related photos, slides, and transparencies.

On the lower right of the search page, select Settings. On the Settings page, scroll down to Usage Rights and select Free to Use... to meet your goals for your results.

Find thousands of freely licensed digital books, artworks, photos, and images of historical library materials and museum objects.

Enter your search. On the search results page, use the drop-down menu under "License" to filter search results.

Provided by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Types of image categories/collections include influenza, natural disasters, environmental health, bioterrorism, health behaviors, and more.