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Evaluating Information
   
 

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About Information Literacy

STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

- Fact vs opinion

- Currency

- Authority

- Intended audience

- Publishing body

- Popular vs academic

- Primary & secondary info

- Critical reading

- Eliminate irrelevant info

- CARS checklist

- Quiz

STEP 4: Legal & ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE
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Publishing body

Who is the publishing body of the source (books, journals, etc.)?

  • What other publications were published by this body?
  • Is it a reputable publisher?