Material Listing

Information provided includes screening and selecting resources, a checklist for information quality, indicators of lack of credibility, and reasonableness of the resource.

In this resource periodical literature is divided into four categories:

• Scholarly
• Substantive News or General Interest
• Popular
• Sensational

It challenges the reader to evaluate the authority and appropriateness of the resource, whether it is a book, article, or website. Links to other useful online resources are also provided.

This resource provides information for the reader on what to look for when evaluating a journal article. It provides further detail about the following:

• Purpose of Article
• Type of Journal
• Organization and Content
• Bias
• Date of Article
• Bibliography
• Usefulness
• Authority
• Coverage
• Audience
• Illustrations

Materials include:

• Internet Resources
• Sample Evaluation Forms
• Web Sites
• Print Resources
• Listervs