Evaluating information
You should verify that your professor will accept online sources before you invest time in browsing the Web or assessing the credibility of sources you find there. Once you've determined that online sources can be used, you'll still need to assess their credibility
Assessing an online source includes:
Find out if the author is identifiable? If you cannot find the author’s name, use one of the following techniques to find out about it:
o link back to the site's home page
o ask the Web development team or sponsoring organization to identify the author
o You should define if the author is professional in the field
o You need to know if the type of material appropriate for the assignment?
o Is the site sponsored by a respected organization
o Does the site have a symbol of the sponsoring organization
o Identify the date published
o Determine if a copyright date is listed
o What are the goals of the site
o Is the perspective appropriate for your paper
o Is the topic clearly presented
2. How to Evaluate Journal Articles
· Type of Journal: For college-level term papers, information should be obtained mostly from scholarly journals
· Date of Article: Some topics, such as those in the health sciences, require current information.
· Usefulness: Is the article relevant to the current research project?
· Authority: Is the author an expert in this field?
· Audience: For what type of reader is the author writing?
Is the article for:
- general readers,
- students (high school, college, graduate),
- specialists or professionals,
3. How To Evaluate Books
· Purpose: Why was the book written?
· Date of Publication
· Authority/author: Is the author an expert in this field?
· Bibliography: Scholarly works always contain a bibliography of the resources that were consulted.
· Audience: For what type of reader is the author writing?
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