Welcome to the 
102 English Information Literacy Animal Testing
page to support the assessment provided to you by your teacher

Where do I start?

You will need to use a variety of resources to complete this assessment task. This includes both:
  • print resources (printed books, journals, articles) 
  • digital resources (web searches, databases, online encyclopaedias, YouTube). 
Print resources have already had their credentials checked when they go through the editing process so the information is all ready to be used. This makes them a useful tool in the search for information as you can use these resources without wondering if the information is actually correct!

CHSLibrary staff have curated (brought together) some print resources for you which are held at the Library Desk for you to use. Your teacher may borrow these on behalf of the class or send you over to use them. 
Go to the Library Catalogue tab above and choose your own search using your chosen keywords. Please ask if you are unsure where these books are located - Library Staff are here to help.
A quick way to find out more about Animal Testing is to do an internet search but remember to think critically about which websites you use. For example, the Stuff.co.nz website is probably more reliable than Wikipedia.

Using a clustering search engine such as Carrot2 rather than relying on a JGI (Just Google It) approach is a more time effective strategy. You will still need to assess the websites you find for suitability but it clusters the results in a meaningful way that can provide additional feedback as well as a more comprehensive search of the web. Assess your sites using the CRAP test. :)


Some useful sites to use:

Look in the EPIC Databases using the links below. There is no password required.
  • Choose a POWER SEARCH across all of the EPIC international databases
  • Enter search terms e.g. animal testing OR any other keywords you have chosen
OR
  • Choose an EXPLORA POWER SEARCH across all of the EPIC Australian and New Zealand databases
  • Enter search terms e.g. animal testing OR any other keywords you have chosen
  • Go to the NZ Herald website
  • Choose from a huge amount of news articles on this debate
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Go to National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (New Zealand) 
  1. Go to Debatabase 
  2. Select from Subjects or enter search term(s) 
  3. Or go directly to:-http://idebate.org/debatabase/debates/animal-research-debate/house-would-ban-animal-testing
  • Go to Carrot2 
  • Enter search term e.g. Animal ethics; animal testing
  • Click 'Foam Trees' to see a visual representation of the clustered results. 
  • Click on each cell to see a new list of websites.
Go to the Stuff website. Choose from a huge amount of news articles on this debate
Go to Using animals in science resource. Use the list of headings on the left hand side to find your way around

Copy of the NZ Animal Welfare Act 1999
[Scroll down to the most relevant part which is Part 6: Use of animals in research, testing, and teaching / 80: Purposes p. 66 onwards]


​Referencing your work APA style:

Remember, you need to produce your own work and say (cite) where it came from. A great tool for this (using the APA referencing style) is RefMe. This tool also has Android and iPhone apps which makes using it very easy. I have added a YouTube video below that walk you through this very simple process. Please remember to select APA style from the drop-down list.
RefMe has a Chrome extension which you can load onto you toolbar and add your references from there. VERY SIMPLE!
Watch the tutorial below and create an account. It can be used on any device with your login.