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Authority

Scope

Timeliness

Objectivity

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Evaluating Sources of Information

Whether you are using books, journal articles, or Internet sites, it is important to critically evaluate information before including it in your research. Just because you find a book, article, or Web document that fits your search needs, it does not mean that it is necessarily a reliable source of information. The hyperlinks to the left will provide you with information on how to critically evaluate various types of information sources.