Section 4: Evaluating Information

Once you have located information, you have to determine whether or not the information is authoritative, accurate and suits your research needs.

At the end of this section you will be able to

• Assess the authority of information in both print and Internet formats
• Determine when the currency of information is critically important and when it is not
• Identify the author's point of view and understand how perspective can lead to bias
• Evaluate the quality and reliability of a Web Site

Section 4 Contents

1. Authority of Information
2. Author Credentials
3. The Role of Publishers and Editors
4. The Importance of Perspective
5. Currency of Information
6. Evaluating a Web Site
7. Quiz: Authority
8. Quiz: Currency of Information
9. Quiz: Evaluating a Web Site