Evaluating Information Sources
Critical evaluation of the information you find is essential to conducting quality research. Different publishers or creators exercise different levels of quality control over the information they publish. These varying levels make your own assessment critically important. Some of the information for determining a source's quality and authority may be apparent in the source itself; however, some of it may require you to look in outside sources.
In this module, you will learn how to:
- Apply general criteria when evaluating any information source.
- Utilize specific criteria when evaluating a book, article, or Internet source.
- Access key resources to help with the evaluation process of a potential source.