Resources for evaluating sources

Charts

Determining if a source is scholarly

Evaluating Web sources

Guidelines for active reading

Guidelines for analyzing a written text

Evaluating sources for bias

Evaluating an authors argument

Evaluating Web sources

Information for a working bibliography

Avoiding Internet plagiarism

Visuals

Search results for Fort Pillow

Search results for childhood obesity

Abstract (example from a database search)

Excerpt (example from a database search)

Models

MLA paper: Online Monitoring: A Threat to Employee Privacy in the Wired Workplace

APA paper: Can Medication Cure Obesity in Children? A Review of the Literature

Chicago (CMS) paper: The Massacre at Fort Pillow: Holding Nathan Bedford Forrest Accountable

Sample annotated bibliography (MLA)

Sample annotated bibliography (APA)