To avoid using data in a way that perpetuates systemic racism and injustice, it is critical to investigate the authority of data producers and reporters. Data is not neutral. Datasets necessarily reflect their producer's expertise, credibility, and bias. Use this guide to help you investigate the authority of both the datasets you encounter and that of scholars reporting and interpreting the data.
Investigate the Source
Investigate Impact
Covers the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Comprised of 21,000 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers. Exporting data to Reference Managers such as Mendeley, RefWorks and EndNote, tracking citations with Citation Overview/Tracker, analyzing journal performance with Journal Analyzer and alternative journal impact metrics SNIP and SJR are some of its unique features.
Allows users to simultaneously search a collection of ProQuest Social Science databases.
Explore these resources for additional information
Library research guide from University of Ottowa: Evaluate Your Data
For further investigation of Quantitative Critical Theory (QuanCrit) explore the following resources:
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