1. Please watch the two videos below about evaluating sources.
2. Then complete the annotated bibliography evaluating sources worksheet for each source you're planning to use in your next essay.
How do we know which information sources are credible? What qualities should we look for in sources & what are some red flags of problematic sources? What question should we ask about a resource to determine its credibility and usefulness?
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Stanford University Libraries. "How to evaluate sources."
Once you find books, articles, essays, web pages or other documents on a research topic, it is very important to evaluate those sources of information to try to develop a general understanding of the purpose, value, perspective and quality of any source you use in your research.