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Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING OUT

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

- Fact vs opinion

- Currency (up-to-date)

- Authority

- Intended audience

- Publishing body

- Popular vs academic

- Eliminate irrelevant info

- Primary vs secondary sources

- Critical reading

- CARS checklist

- Quizz

STEP 4: LEGAL USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

You have probably found quite a lot of information on your topic by now. It is not always easy to decide whether the information that you have found is suitable. The following tips and techniques will help you to evaluate the information:

See a summary of The CARS Checklist for Research Source Evaluation

For more information see the following web sites:

Remember that you will only be able to access these links if the computer you are working on is connected to the Internet.

Evaluating Information on the World Wide Web
(University of Oregon Library System)

Evaluating Information found on the Web
(University of Arizona Library)

Evaluating Information Sources
(Montana State University)

Evaluating Information
(University of Limerick College of Education)