Evaluating Sources  

Image: Jake Bouma. Magnified (8/365), 2009. Flickr Creative Commons. 20 August 2010. 

• How do I tell if this is a good source? 
  Introduction to evaluating sources based on the following criteria: 
  
  • Authorship
  • Currency
  • Point of View or Bias
  • References to Other Sources
  • Relevance to Topic or Assignment
    
  • Format, Organization, Appearance
    
    
• Types of Sources
  Helps you understand differences between popular & scholarly sources
  
  • Information Timeline
  • Scholarly Sources
  • Popular/News Sources
  • Scholarly or Popular?
  • Primary & Secondary
    
    
• Help Reading & Understanding Your Sources
  Questions to ask yourself when reading 
  • Critical Reading Questions
  • General Academic Reading Strategies
    
    
• Resources
  Additional resources on evaluating sources.

• Academic Integrity & Plagiarism Resources
• Citation Styles

• UWB Writing Center
• CCC Math & Writing Center