Evaluating Information
General Evaluation Criteria | Web Pages | Journals VS Magazines
General Evaluation Criteria
by Naomi Lederer, Associate Professor, Reference Librarian, Morgan Library, Colorado State University
How to Critically Analyze Information Sources
by Joan Ormondroyd, Michael Engle, and Tony Cosgrave, Reference Services Division, Olin*Kroch*Uris Libraries, Cornell University
Evaluating Internet Research Sources
by Dr. Robert Harris, author and educator (Ph.D. in English)
Web Pages
Criteria from "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources"
by Susan Beck, Head, Reference & Research Services Department, New Mexico State University Library
Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
by Elizabeth E. Kirk, Head, Entrepreneurial Library Program, Johns Hopkins University
Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
by Jim Kapoun, Reference and Instruction Librarian at Southwest State University.
From "Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A guide for library instruction." C&RL News (July/August 1998): 522-523.
Scholarly Journal or Popular Magazine?
by Naomi Lederer, Associate Professor, Reference Librarian, Morgan Library, Colorado State University
Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals
by Michael Engle, Reference Services Division, Olin*Kroch*Uris Libraries, Cornell University
