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HELA Summative Assessment
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Evaluating Web Sources

Some of the resources on this LibGuide were sourced using the Internet. For these kinds of sources, apply the lateral reading skills you learned in MWH to answer these three guiding questions:

Who is behind the information (and what is their purpose)?
What is the evidence?
What are others saying?

Scholarly or academic articles that are peer-reviewed are credible (trustworthy) because of the peer review process.

If you're doing additional research beyond academic articles, here are some resources to help you with evaluating the credibility (trustworthiness) of any Web sources you may encounter.

First, here is a review of lateral reading:

You can also use the Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart to evaluate the credibility of various media sources:

Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart
The Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart rates media organizations on their political bias and reliability. You can use it to check the credibility of a specific media organization. This free site will give you access to the top 250 media sources evaluated by Ad Fontes.
Log Into SHP Ad Fontes Media Account
Did you hit a paywall? Use this link to look up media sources beyond the top 250.

Questions?

If you have questions while you are researching, please drop by the library or email Ms. Chatterjee or Ms. Puddington.

Off-Campus Access

Off-Campus Database Access Information
This document contains login information for accessing library databases off-campus.

Accessing Newspapers and Magazines Behind a Paywall

SHP Library Publication Finder