Introduction to Evaluating Sources

Directions: Click around the Evaluating Sources Module in any order of your choosing.

 

 

 

Objectives

  • Relate the credibility of an information source with its author
  • Investigate the background and expertise of authors
  • Determine when it is acceptable to use anonymous works
  • Judge the intention of an information source
  • Analyze the accuracy of an information source
  • Understand how bias affects the reliability of an information source
  • Understand how the age of an information source influences its usefulness

 

 

 

ABC's of Evaluating Sources

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