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Sociology 205: Graduate Writing and Publishing Seminar (Polonijo - Spring 2025)

Evaluating Sources for Credibility (Video Tutorial)

North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries, 3:14

Questions:

  1. What words can be used to describe a credible source?
  2. What factors contribute to a source's credibility? 
  3. What warning is given about bias? 
  4. What is the editorial process called for academic journal articles? 
  5. When selecting sources, what else must you consider beyond credibility?

Lateral Reading (Video Tutorial)

Check out this short video (3:33) from University of Louisville Libraries on Lateral Reading, a technique used by journalists to evaluate the credibility of information on the internet.