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Source Evaluation Techniques

Information Literacy Courseware from Credo Reference

Video: What is Authority? (from Credo's Instruct)
Video: Introduction to Bias (Instruct InfoLit Modules)
Video: Types of Bias (Instruct InfoLit Modules)
Video: Evaluating Sources (from Credo's Instruct)
This video will help you critically evaluate sources using these five criteria: authority,
accuracy, currency, relevance, and objectivity.
Tutorial: Evaluating Information (from Credo's Information Literacy-Core)
This tutorial will cover the 5 ways to evaluate a resource. Who? What? When? How? Why?
Tutorial: Choosing the Best Web Sources (from Credo's Instruct)
By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to recognize open and hidden web resources; determine if a site on the open web is reliable; and analyze resources on the open web.
Video Tutorial: Understanding Misinformation
Tutorial: News Reporting vs. Opinion Pieces in Journalism
Tutorial: Evaluating Digital Sources Using Lateral Reading (Instruct InfoLit Modules)

Information Literacy Core courseware This link opens in a new window
This courseware has been designed to give you a foundation in information literacy and critical thinking. Topics have been divided among multiple modules with videos, tutorials, and quizzes.

Suggested Reading for Instructors

Angell, K., & Tewell, E. (2017). Teaching and un-teaching source evaluation: Questioning authority in information literacy instruction. Communications in Information Literacy, 11(1), 95–121. https://proxy01.nwacc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=llf&AN=124079328&site=ehost-live

Bull, A.C., MacMillan, M., & Head, A. (2021, July 21). Dismantling the evaluation framework. In the Library with the Lead Pipe. https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2021/dismantling-evaluation/

Caufield, Mike. (2021, December 14). Information literacy for mortals. Project Information Literacy Provocation Series. https://projectinfolit.org/pubs/provocation-series/essays/information-literacy-for-mortals.html

Douglas, V. A., Deal, E., & Hernandez, C. (2021). Valuing the everyday: Using experiential scenarios to evaluate information. College & Research Libraries News, 82(9), 410–413. https://proxy01.nwacc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=llf&AN=152772232&site=ehost-live