Weather Alert
EARLY CLOSURE MARCH 4 - Due to the forecast for severe winter weather, Creighton's Omaha campus will close at 7 P.M. this evening.
All in-person classes, clinics, and events, regardless of start time, are asked to end by 7 P.M. For those needing a shuttle, please visit my.creighton.edu for the most up-to-date maps and schedule. Shuttles will run until 8 P.M. this evening. We encourage you to be mindful of other closures or impacted services across the city as well.
Employees, including those classified as responsible for “essential operations” should review Creighton's Weather and Emergency-Related Absence Policy and work with your immediate supervisor on expectations for job functions during this curtailment of campus operations.
Please be take proper winter weather precautions throughout the day and contact public safety at 402.280.2911 for any emergencies.
The Five Ws
The "Five Ws" is a simple, easy-to-remember device to help you evaluate research sources. For any source you choose--including websites, news publications, books, magazines, journals, or other types of content--you can ask yourself: Who, What, Where, When, and Why?
The Five Ws
Questions to Consider...
- Who is the author?
- Does their education or experience qualify them as an authority on your topic?
- If the author is an institution or organization, what is its stated mission?
Questions to Consider...
- What information is provided by this source?
- Is it relevant and appropriate for your research need?
- How will you use the information for your assignment?
Questions to Consider...
- Where does the information appear?
- Is it from a book, a journal, the news media, or some other type of source?
- Does the scope, depth, and timeliness of the source suit your need?
- Does the source offer news and opinion, or research and scholarship?
Questions to Consider...
- When was the source published or updated?
- Is the information provided the most current available?
- If the source is not recent, does it still provide historical context?
Questions to Consider...
- Why has the source been produced?
- Is the purpose to sell, persuade, entertain, or inform?
- Is it written for professionals or the general public?
- Does it show any bias or omissions?
