Evaluating Sources
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How do you know that the information you have found on a webpage or in print is good enough to cite in research or in a bibliography? The following guides will help you evaluate sources found either in print or on the internet, including books, articles, websites, and more.
Printable Guide
Evaluating Sources, a guide from OU Libraries
Online Guides
- Evaluating Web Sites Criteria and tools for evaluating web sites. Used with permission from: Reference Department, Collections Reference Instruction & Outreach (CRIO), Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY, USA
- Evaluating Web Pages "Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask" when evaluating web pages. From the UC Berkeley Library.
- Evaluating Internet Information A quick guide from Virginia Tech to criteria for evaluating websites. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a tutorial on using the guidelines suggested.
- Evaluating Internet Research Sources Article from Virtual Salt
Tutorials
- University of Denver Evaluating Resources Tutorial: This tutorial covers evaluating material by looking at date, coverage/scope, authority, objectivity and accuracy. There is also a quiz.
- University of California Berkeley Evaluating Scholarly Content Online: Demonstrates how to determine whether online articles are scholarly. Shows several articles available on a publisher's website (instead of through a database) and points to some ways to identify scholarly work.
- Arizona State University Evaluating Resources Tutorial: Captivate tutorial that walks through the steps of evaluating an information source.
