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Information Competence: Evaluating Sources

Not all information is equally valuable. Retrieved information must be carefully examined to determine its usefulness and quality. The following exercise will illustrate the importance of evaluating the information you found.

You are writing a paper for your college English class on AIDS research and you have found the following information sources.  Click on each source, look at it carefully, and determine if it would be appropriate for your assignment.  If appropriate, select "Yes"; otherwise select "No".
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This would be an appropriate source for my assignment.

Yes
No

 
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This would be an appropriate source for my assignment.

Yes
No

 
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This would be an appropriate source for my assignment.

Yes
No

 
z_ip4.jpg (28431 bytes)
This would be an appropriate source for my assignment.

Yes
No

 
z_ip5.jpg (36307 bytes)
This would be an appropriate source for my assignment.

Yes
No

 
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This would be an appropriate source for my assignment.

Yes
No