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How to Evaluate Sources
Learn how to evaluate your sources with our resources below. Some links will take you away from the USF Tampa Library website.
Evaluating Your Sources (PDF)
Research does not only involve finding sources, but also involves evaluating sources. This guide identifies basic criteria for judging an information source.
Identifying Peer-Reviewed Articles
This PowerPoint tutorial offers information about accessing and identifying articles from academic journals that are peer-reviewed.
Finding Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (PDF)
Finding peer-reviewed journal articles can sometimes be frustrating. This guide identifies databases that contain peer-reviewed articles and tells you how to limit your searches.
Information Literacy 10: Evaluating Information Sources
This video from Bob Baker, Director of Pima Community Collge, offers criteria to apply to evaluating both traditional and open web resources, including authority, timeliness, bias, and accuracy/credibility of content.
Information Skills Modules – Evaluating Information
This is an online information literacy textbook that can help you through the entire research process, including evaluating sources.
Popular vs. Scholarly Periodicals
This short, three minute tutorial gives all the basics on evaluating journal articles and what to look for when identifying scholarly articles.
Research 101
A great way to learn about how to access and evaluate information, particularly evaluating sources.
Featured Video
The “Research Minute” video about finding peer-reviewed articles created at Cornell University.