Subject Guides: Plumbing: Find Internet Resources

Recommended Websites

Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating
CIPH is the national voice representing companies that manufacture, sell and distribute, plumbing, hydronic heating, Industrial PVF, waterworks products and services.
Canadian Water and Wastewater Association
CWWA is a non-profit national body representing the common interests of Canada’s public sector municipal water and wastewater services and their private sector suppliers and partners.
HPAC: Heating, Plumbing, Air Conditioning Magazine
A magazine for the owner/manager of mechanical contracting businesses.
National Plumbing Code of Canada 2015
NRC Construction is the leader in research, technology and innovation for the Canadian construction industry, the country's largest industrial sector. Through its research and in partnership with industry, NRC Construction works to improve the safety, durability and comfort of Canadian workplaces, homes and public infrastructure while helping builders become more competitive.
Plumbing + HVAC
The voice of Canada's mechanical industry.
Plumbing Manufacturers International
Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) is a trade association of plumbing products manufacturers. Its member companies produce most of the nation’s plumbing products.
PM: Plumbing and Mechanical Magazine
Every month, more than 49,000 subscribers turn to Plumbing & Mechanical for information to manage and grow their businesses in the plumbing, piping, hydronic/radiant heating, geothermal, solar thermal and water treatment industries.
thePlumber.com
Since 1994 - the plumbing Internet site for plumbers and DIYS'rs

Are Your Sources Credible?

It is important to find credible print and online resources. When evaluating information, ask yourself the following questions:

Currency What is the date of the information? Is the information recent, or have there been newer updates?

Relevancy Why are you choosing this resource? Is this resource general or specific?

Accuracy Is this information correct? Can it be verified? Is it complete? Are there citations included in the information?

Authority Is the author, creator, or organization identified? What are their credentials?

Purpose Who is the intended audience? Is the site trying to sell anything? What biases does the author have

and how do they affect the resource?

Purdue Libraries. (2020, November 4). Evaluating sources: How to evaluate sources [Video]. https://youtu.be/KYrMC8ZaKA8

There are many methods for evaluating information. Two of the more popular methods are the CRAAP (currency, relevancy, authority, accuracy, purpose) test and CARS (credible, accurate, reasonable, support) evaluation method.

Snowden Library. Lycoming College. (2020, July 21). Evaluating online sources with the CRAAP test [Video]. https://youtu.be/Q8zRBdKlszE

The goal of peer review is to assess the quality of information within an article. Peer-reviewed articles may go through the following:

The author submits their article to an editor who forwards it to experts for review. These experts are considered to be the author’s peers (peer-review).
These reviewers carefully evaluate the quality of the information.
The peer reviewers check the article for accuracy and assess the validity or quality of the information.
The reviewers may suggest revisions or edits. If the article does not meet established standards for a given discipline, it is rejected.
Peer-reviewed articles that are accepted for publication demonstrate the best research practices in a field.

Features of a Peer-Reviewed Article

Infographic highlighting the features of a peer-reviewed article.

Where to Find Peer-Reviewed Articles

Search your library's article databases for peer-reviewed journals. To ensure that your results come from peer-reviewed or scholarly journals, do the following:

Read the description of the article database to determine if it features peer-reviewed articles.
On the database's search screen, look for a check-box that allows you to limit your results to peer-reviewed only.
If you didn't check off the "peer-reviewed articles only" box, look for an option that allows you to filter your results by resource type. For example, the database Proquest Central, provides an option for choosing "Scholarly Journals" in its "results" screen.

John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Lord Sealy Library. (n.d). Features of a peer-reviewed article. https://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/evaluatingsources