Follow the link for a helpful guide on the five main principles for evaluating scholarly sources: RADAR
After viewing the guide, attempt the Writing Activity below for further practice and then do the RADAR Challenge, an exercise for analyzing an academic source in depth.
Adapted from:
Mandalios, J. (2013). RADAR: An approach for helping students evaluate Internet sources. Journal Of Information Science, 39, 470-478. doi:10.1177/0165551513478889
Meriam Library at California State University, Chico. (2010, September 17). Evaluating information-Applying the CRAAP test. Retrieved from http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf
