Lesson 5:
Evaluating Resources

Objectives

Evaluate Books

Evaluate Articles

Evaluate Web Sites

Select Useful Information

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Evaluating Resources

Objectives

Students frequently skip the evaluation step of the research process. They think finding a resource--any resource--is enough. However, weak information sources waste your time.

Resources need to match your instructor's requirements and be relevant to your research topic. Don't "force" a resource to fit your assignment--keep searching until you find one you can really use. A good resource will help you:

• support an argument,
• refute an argument,
• give examples, or
• provide "wrong" information you can challenge.

In this section, you will learn to:

• evaluate books
• evaluate articles
• evaluate web sites
• select useful information.