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Website evaluation - Study Skills - Upgrade Study Advice Service. It can be hard to know what you're looking at on the web. Is it any good? Can you use it for your assignment or research? Is it good solid research, by qualified and reputable people, or is it…. just something random …You need to know, because YOU are responsible for the quality of information you use. Evaluating web sources (Oxford Brookes Library guide). This sheet suggests 5 key questions to ask to evaluate web sources. Be more critical! p5 shows how you can use the strategic questions (What? You can use any of these sets of criteria if you are asked to evaluate sources as a set piece of work. Evaluating sources: the information cycle. Introduction - Advanced Google features and Search Engine alternatives - Subject Research Guides at University of Melbourne. Internet Detective | Home    

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