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Evaluation helps to determine whether the books and articles you have located provide credible information that is relevant to your research question. To evaluate a source consider the author, audience, relevance, bias and date.
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Author |
Is the author an expert on the subject? |
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Audience |
Is the information from a popular or scholarly source? |
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Relevance |
Does the content of the book/article discuss your research question? |
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Bias |
Does the author present information based on facts or opinion? |
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Date |
How recently was the book/article published? |
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