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evaluating information sources

Not all types of material will be equally suited to your needs.

You need to look at the

  • appropriateness
  • reliability
  • currency

of the source before you choose which ones to use.

We'll look at these three aspects of information.

First let's look at appropriateness.

appropriateness

To start, roll your mouse pointer over the words below to find out how to evaluate the appropriateness of information sources.

tip: there is more information about evaluating information on The Learning Centre website.