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FL210 Foundations in Area Studies

Evaluation

Knowing how to evaluate what you find is just as important as knowing where to search for resources. These infographics breakdown two processes that help you understand what sort of resources you have at hand.


 

In Class Activity

In pairs, look at each article and decide:

  1. Is this article scholarly or popular?
  2. Does it look useful to me? How might it be useful?

Remember that there is no single criteria that determines if a source is scholarly or good to use. How many things are you considering? 


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