Learning Outcome Four: How to find and Evaluate Information and Cite what You Know
Finding information is easy. All you have to do is open a search engine, type in what you want to know, and bam! - you have information. What gets a little tricky is evaluating the validity of the information you find.
Valid information usually comes from any .org, .edu, or .gov website. I've also used PDF's, blogs, and books. To determine the credibility of information you have to consider appearance, the publisher, and whether or not other sources are cited. If other (credible) sources are cited, that usually means that it's credible as well.
When citing the information that you find, it's very important to be precise. You also have to know which citing format is appropriate for the genre that you are composing a text in. MLA is the most widely accepted format, but Chicago Style and APA are also popular.
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