Lesson 5:
Evaluating Resources

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Evaluate Books

Evaluate Articles

Evaluate Web Sites

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Evaluating Articles

Evaluating Articles

You'll encounter articles that come from two different sources: popular magazines and scholarly journals. While popular magazine articles are sometimes acceptable sources for research assignments, many instructors expect you to use scholarly journal articles. Being familiar with the differences between scholarly journal articles and popular magazine articles will help you evaluate articles for your assignments.