Evaluating information can be a complicated
process. Since there is plenty of information
available that is inaccurate, fraudulent or biased,
it is important to determine if the sources you find
are factual and verifiable.
Items in the library are usually
easier to evaluate because they have already been
reviewed twice by the time you see them. First, an
editor verifies that the information is accurate and
then a librarian determines whether the item is
appropriate for the collection. Freely-available Web
sources usually do not pass through this review
process, so you will need to look at these items
more closely.
How will you judge what is good
information and what is not?
