Communication Toolbox: Evaluating Sources

http://library.uoregon.edu/guides/findarticles/credibility.html
The tables below provide a framework for investigating these aspects of an information source, whether it be an article in a journal or newspaper or encyclopedia; a book; a web site; a government document; or any other source upon which you're relying. Not all questions will apply in all situations, and not all responses need to be positive ones - this is not a scorecard. The questions are intended to help you think critically about information sources.

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/
The following document analysis worksheets were designed and developed by the Education Staff of the National Archives and Records Administration. You may find these worksheets useful as you introduce students to various documents. Thousands of documents are available throughout sections of the National Archives website, including: Teaching With Documents, Online Exhibits, and the Online Catalog.

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To make a persuasive argument, you need to present clear and compelling evidence. With over 36 million sites, the Internet represents an excellent place to find evidence to support your arguments. In fact, with so many sites to choose from you will likely not have a problem finding information.

The questions on this page should help you explain why a particular source is a good fit for your research project.

Evaluating sources of information is an important step in any research activity. This section provides information on evaluating bibliographic citations, aspects of evaluation, reading evaluation, print vs. Internet sources, and evaluating Internet sources.

The goal of collecting information and making it available to the public remains the same from ancient times to the present: to provide people with the quality sources they need to understand the world and to reflect care-fully on existing beliefs and opinions. In other words, the goal of information repositories, digital or otherwise, is to support research, by providing access to the information necessary to foster the development of critical thinking.

(Colorado State University)
Use this worksheet to evaluate the quality and
reliability of your articles (you may not be able to fully answer each question on the worksheet).

Films on Demand (21:37 min)
With a focus on the Internet, this video explains how to conduct solid online research by collecting information in an organized, efficient, and ethical way.

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