INFORMATION TIMELINE from creation to dissemination, by Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries
This timeline illustrates the kinds of sources that contain scholarly information and those that contain current or popular information. Scholarly information often takes longer to publish than current or popular information.
EVALUATE INFORMATION from Meriam Library, California State University (Under RESEARCH, click on EVALUATE INFORMATION to open a .pdf guide).
CRITICAL EVALUATION OF INFORMATION RESOURCES from E. J. Pratt Library, U of T
Determine if the Source fits your Purpose
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Who? author/creator/publisher; contact information and accountability
Why? documentation about the source; purpose of source
When? currency
What? accuracy, bibliographical apparatus (sources, glossary, further readings)
Where? geographic coverage; place of publication
News orgs.: CBC , etc.
Governmental depts. (gc.ca):
Parliament of Canada - includes Virtual Library
Canadian Information by Subject (LAC)
Not-for-Profit orgs. (.org; .net): Policy.ca
Educational orgs. (.edu)
Commerical orgs. (.com): Canadian Encyclopedia Online