Evaluating Sources

Whether you are looking at an article, a book, or a web site you need to determine if it meets your needs and if you want to rely on it as a quality source of information.

You've already encountered the first part of this process at the beginning of this module when you learned about different information sources and then tested your knowledge with the Info-Meter.

Now, click on each of the dialogue boxes below to see more tips and criteria for evaluating the sources you come across in the research process.