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Evaluating Information: A Sequenced Tutorial

This tutorial explores how to evaluate information according to several important criteria, including currency, relevance, authority, authority, accuracy, appropriateness, and purpose.

Purpose

Evaluating Information: Purpose

Clipart image of a cog wheel  Questions to ask about PURPOSE:

   What is the purpose of the information?
   Why has this work been created? To inform? To entertain? To sell?
   Is the purpose of the information made clear?
 

 

Library OneSearch:
Look for clues in the OneSearch preview function-- you might find them in the title, the name of the publication, the abstract, or the publisher's name.

Screenshot of Library OneSearch catalog record with relevant information noted in red

 

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