Evaluating Sources

Whether you are using an article for a discussion board post, a paper, or an exam, you will want to make sure that the sources you use are trustworthy and credible. By properly evaluating your sources, you will be able to better select which articles to use.

This guide will help you:

• determine the type of article you are using (scholarly, trade or popular);
• evaluate the quality of the article; and
• identify bias in resources.

This guide also contains an information to help you

• understand scholarly articles; and
• be a critical reader online.

You can scroll down to see videos on how information is produced and types of sources, which will better help you evaluate information.

When considering different types of information/evidence, it is helpful to understand how information is created because it will inform which sources of information you ultimately decide to include in your research. The videos below explain how different information sources are produced and what the different types of sources are.