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Evaluating Your Information

 HOW DO I KNOW I HAVE RELIABLE INFO . . .

All web pages are not alike! Just as in other printed sources, you must learn to distinguish the good from the bad! Some things to look for:

  • some information is more authoritative and reliable than others;
  • some information is biased;
  • some information is inaccurate;
  • some information may be out of date;
  • some information may not present thorough coverage of the subject.

Evaluating Sources - one page reference document that you can print

The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue has some excellent information to consider as you evaluate the reliability of your sources. 

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