Lesson plan

Informit (database)

Informit is as an online database that provides access to over 100 databases, some of which provide full-text sources. The online versions of the Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS) subject index, and the Australian Public Affairs Full Text (APAFT) are part of the Informit database collection. Informit is also the name of a subsidiary company owned by RMIT Training, a subsidiary of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, which owns and manages the database.

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Article summary

Informit is as an online database that provides access to over 100 databases, some of which provide full-text sources. The online versions of the Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS) subject index, and the Australian Public Affairs Full Text (APAFT) are part of the Informit database collection. Informit is also the name of a subsidiary company owned by RMIT Training, a subsidiary of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, which owns and manages the database.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1309664716

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.