To be information literate a person must be able to
recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate
and use effectively the needed information. American
Library Association (1989)
Evaluating Sourcs
Research Information
Online Tutorial - RIOT Interactive - Rutgers U
Guide
to WebSearch Finding Dulcinea: Librarian of the Internet
Evaluating
Web Pages: UC Berkley
Evaluating
Information Found on the Internet Johns Hopkins U
5W’s
of Cyberspace to judge the credibility of a web site.
Internet Detective Tutorial
on evaluating the quality of web sites.
Scholarly Journals
What
are Scholarly Journals?
Distinguish between scholarly and popular resources.
Primary & Secondary Sources
Using Primary sources Library
of Congress
Primary
and Secondary sources Learn to differentiate between them.
NoodleTools Understand
and refine your research topic.
Citing Sources
MLA (Modern
Language Association) style is used at Banting to cite sources in English.
MLA Citation Guide
APA (American
Psychological Association) style is used at Banting to cite sources in Social
Science.
Chicago
Style is used at Banting to cite sources in History.