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7/25/2019 Evaluating Sources of Information.pptx
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How to Evaluate Sources of
Information: a Guide
Mr. Burmesters ELA Classes, !"#
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'uestion
Q.) How can %ou tell if a Source is (oin( to )e RELIABLE*
A.) B% usin( Researchand Evidence+
ou can as- te followin( 'uestions to determine if te so
CREDIBLE/s%non%ms: believable, convincing, plausible0:". 1o is te Autor*
. How recent is te source*
2. 1at is te autors 3ur3ose*
4. 1at t%3e of sources does %our audience value*
5 Caution: Be careful wen evaluatin( Internet sources
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6%3es of Sources: ".0 $7IMA7 S897CES
What are Primary Sources?
8ri(inal or first and materials
irst 3erson account /e%e witness0 of an event
8ri(inal 7esearc /surve%s, studies, case;studies, interviews0
1or-s )% an 8ri(inal Autor /essa%s, 3oems, 3la%s, artwor-,
novels, auto)io(ra3ies, s3eeces, emails, autor )lo(s of self0
Historical or le(al documents
Statistical data and 7esults of an e
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6%3es of Sources: .0 SEC8>?A7 S897CE
What are Secondary Sources?
Secondand accounts, information, re3orts or accounts of 3rimar%
or delivered )% 3eo3le wo were !"direct 3artici3ants in te eve)ein( eote of Interest: a Li)rar% is )uilt around second
E#am$%es& ". >ews Articles
. 7eviews
2. Bio(ra3ies
4. ?ocumentaries
@. Enc%clo3edia entries
5ariet% of ormats+ #. Inter3retations of wor-s
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$rimar% Sources vs. Secondar% Sources
Primary Sources
8ften more accurate )ecause te% ave not )een distorted
>ot alwa%s a )etter coice tan secondar% sources Ma% )e )iasedlimited in 3ers3ective Ma% )e difficult to access Ma% not alwa%s )e a33ro3riate for all researc to3ics
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$rimar% Sources vs. Secondar% Sources
Secondary Sources
Ma% )e )iased, inaccurate, or incom3lete )ecause te% are
inter3retations of events or oter wor-s
6e 3erson wo created te te
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Conductin( 7esearc
Print Sources
5 Boo-s
;>ovels
;Collections of sorter wor-s /narratives, 3la%s, 3oems, etc
;7eference Boo-s
Boo-s wit editors
Boo-s )% or(aniDations
Hand)oo-s & Manuals
5ournals
5>ews3a3ers
5Ma(aDines
58ter documents: $am3lets, Hand;outs, Class >otes, Brocu
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Conductin( 7esearc
on'Print Sources (E%ectronic)
Lirary Dataases /some e
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Conductin( 7esearc
Wesites
Government /local, state, & >ational levels0 >ews 8r(aniDations
Blo(s, >ews (rou3s, Listservs, etc.
ote& It is el3ful to loo- at te end of te 97L /te domain or file
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Conductin( 7esearc
Wesites
+ *actors to E,a%uatin- Wesites:
". Autorit% . Currenc%timel%
2. Content$ur3ose
4. Audience
@. Structure
H
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Brea-down of te 97L
Internet Protoco% /htt$0 ' $rotocol used in te communication )et)rowser and te we) server.
?omain >ame; were te we) server )elon(s. ?omain is li-e an addr
%ou can (et to some s3ecific FareaF on te >et.
97L Host >ame ; is actuall% te name of the web server seen over t
oter words, itFs te server tat osts te we) site
97L $at usuall% indicates a s3ecific file or director% found on a se
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Common ?omain E
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Conductin( 7esearc
!ri-ina% Research (Primary Sources) (collect data to answer a Research Question(s) & derive a conclusion
results) Inter,ie1s
As- ; 1o, 1at, 1en, 1ere, 1%, & Howuestions />86
uestions0 6a-e >otes or 7ecord Interview /?8>6 *!RGE"68PER:ISSI!to record or 2i%m;;;0.
Sur,eys1o will %ou surve%* How man% 3eo3le*
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Evaluatin( Content
Qua%ity
It is e
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Evaluatin( Sources
!,er,ie1 o2 "hin-s to Loo4 2or&
$u)lication Information airness Autorsi3 & Affiliations Credi)ilit%
Autor 'ualifications Com3reensiveness Source Accurac% Audience 'ualit% Bias 6imeliness 7elevance
8)ectivit%
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Considerations 1en Evaluatin( Sources
Pu%ication Process
Has te source )een reviewed or edited )% oters*
Is te source com3lete* Is te source outdated* $u)lication information can %ou find it on te source** /auto
date writtenu3loadedu3dated, etc.*
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Considerations
1en Evaluatin( a Source
As4 =ourse%2&
Are e
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Considerations
Bias
As4 =ourse%2&
>. Is there any $ossii%ity 2or ias?. Are there any under%yin- a-endas?@. What in2ormation 1as not considered or inc%uded in the
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Evaluatin( Content
=ou shou%d do :!REthan 8ust e,a%uate the so
=ou shou%d e,a%uate the content 1ithin that sotoo;
Look for&
Accuracy*airness!8ecti,ityRe%e,ance"i
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Evaluatin( Content
Accuracy
As4 yourse%2&
". How do %ou -now te facts are accurate*. ?o te facts matc wit oter material %ou ave read on te to3
2. How was te data collected*
4. 1ere tere an% flaws %ou noticed in ow te datainformation
EAL9A6E 897 S897CES+++++++
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Evaluatin( Content
Com$rehensi,eness
As4 =ourse%2&
>. How torou(l% was te to3ic covered*
. 1as one as3ect of te to3ic covered more tan oter as3ect
2. 1as te to3ic considered from multi3le 3ers3ectives*
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Evaluatin( Content
Credii%ity
As4 =ourse%2:
". Is te source material relia)le or credi)le*. Has te source )een reviewed andor facts cec-ed*
2. Is te autor an e
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Evaluatin( Content
*airness
As4 yourse%2:
". ?oes te autor ta-e a 3articular stance on te to3icissu
. Are differin( 3ers3ectives offered*
2. How are te different 3ers3ectives 3resented*
4. Are an% 3ers3ectives not included tat 3ossi)l% sould av
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Evaluatin( Content
!8ecti,ity
As4 =ourse%2:
". 1at lan(ua(e does te autor use* 8)ective** Emotiona. 1at oter 3ers3ectives are offered*
2. How are tose 3ers3ectives 3resented*
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Evaluatin( Content
Re%e,ance
As4 =ourse%2&
". How closel% is te source related to %our to3ic* ?irectl% re
Sli(tl% related**. How muc em3asis will %ou (ive it in %our essa%*
>ote: ?irectl% related sources sould )e (iven more Jwei(tK in
tan less related ones.
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Evaluatin( Content
"ime%iness
As4 yourse%2:
". Is te information current*. How necessar% is timeliness to %our to3ic* /E
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Hel3ful 7esources
Identi2yin- an Authoritati,e Wesitett3:www.li)rar%.Illinois.eduu(lowdoiwe)eval.tml
$urdue 81L Evaluatin( Sources
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Cornell 9niversit% Li)rar%: Evaluatin( Sources
tt3:olinuris.li)rar%.cornell.edurefresearcevaluate.tml
Hel3ful 7esources )% Areas of Stud%
tt3:www.otc.eduli)rar%"#4.33
http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/howdoi/webeval.htmlhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/553/1/http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/evaluate.htmlhttp://www.otc.edu/library/1649.phphttp://www.otc.edu/library/1649.phphttp://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/evaluate.htmlhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/553/1/http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/howdoi/webeval.html