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Evaluation of Information Sources
Part II, Evaluation Criteria

Scope:

• Is the information complete, or is it a summary of other work?
• Is the subject covered completely?
• What level is the information? Is it advanced, technical, basic information?
• Who is the intended audience for the material? Is it popular or scholarly?
• If your information source is a web site, does it include links and are they annotated?

          

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