Citing and evaluating sources

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The Library offers a series of online tutorials and hands-on workshops specifically designed for undergraduate students and novice searchers.
The goal of these resources is to better equip students with essential research skills, along with knowledge about the various ways the Library can lend support during their studies.

How to

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Getting started

  1. Defining your research question
  2. Developing your search strategy
  3. Choosing your sources
  4. Searching for sources
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Working with your sources

  1. Avoid plagiarism and other academic fraud
  2. Direct quote, summary, paraphrase
  3. Citation styles
  4. Citation management software
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Evaluation criteria

To look at information critically means you approach it like a “critic”. You must question, analyze and contextualize your sources in order to make a decision about their value and appropriateness.

Evaluation criteria

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