This guide is designed to help you understand why and how to evaluate sources of information.
Use the green tabs near the top of the page to navigate between sections; a brief description of each section is also included below:
1. Techniques
This section includes an explanation of why we evaluate sources and a few techniques for doing so, including SIFT, CRAAP, and RADAR.
2. Types of Sources
This section includes information about different types of sources you may encounter, including scholarly (vs. popular), visual, AI, and fake news.
3. Resources
This section includes links to additional resources to help you improve your evaluation of sources, including skill resources and tools for verifying information/sources.
4. Citing Sources
This section will open our Citing Sources & Citation Styles resource guide in a new window.
