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Honors Program Resources: Evaluating Resources

This guide serves as a launching pad to useful research resources for students in the Honors Program.

Why Evaluate?

Since anyone can publish online, you simply cannot believe everything that you read. In addition, different types of publications are intended for different audiences and different purposes. When you are doing research, it is important to critically evaluate each source to determine who is publishing it, what is the purpose of the publication, and whether or not it includes accurate information.

 

The CRAAP Test

Video: Evaluating Sources