Evaluating Resources - School District of Rhinelander

Evaluating Resources

Evaluate What You Read!

How do you determine fact from fiction when searching for news and information online? Are you reading an opinion column? a news article? a blog post? Think critically about what you are reading, recognize bias, use Wikipedia with caution and double-check information using reliable Web sites, such as FactCheck.org or Snopes.com.

Plagiarism

How to Avoid Plagiarism - tutorial and exercises (Indiana University - Bloomington, 2005).

Tips for Evaluating (dianahacker.com)

Questions to ask when evaluating all sources.

Identify Scholarly Sources (video)

Confused about what a scholarly resource is? Watch this video to help you identify what sources are good to use for your papers. Learn the difference between scholarly, academic, professional, popular, and substantive news publications and the benefits and uses for each. Produced by Otis College (2007). Note: Request any staff member to unblock this website if you want to view it at school.

Fun, interactive tutorials from Acadia University (2009)

Credible Sources Count! — Outlines some questions to ask yourself when evaluating what you find on the web.
Research It Right! — Describes the steps of the research process from finding a topic to the final product.
Searching with Success! — Demonstrates how to better approach searching the web for information.
You Quote It, You Note It! — Explains the basics of avoiding plagiarism by learning why, when, and how to cite.