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Evaluation of Resources

Evaluation Links:

Evaluating Resources. From the Duke University Libraries. Lists criteria for evaluating resources.

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources. From New Mexico State University; this guide includes links to examples of both "good" and "bad" websites.

How to Critically Analyze Information Sources. A quick guide to help you determine the relevance and authority of a resource. Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals is a useful companion guide. Both from Cornell University.

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet. A very useful guide to evaluating web and other Internet resources for scholarly purposes, from John Hopkins University Library.

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