Choosing Sources for Academic Study

Which type of website is a credible source of information?

• .com

  .co.uk

  .biz

• .org

  .org.uk

• .ac.uk

  .edu

• .net

  .net.uk

Which is NOT an appropriate source for academic study?

• Peer-reviewed journal articles

• Books and e-books

• Wikipedia

Which pieces of information should you record when you find a source?

• Name of the author(s)

• Name of article / book / journal

• Date the article/ book was published

• Date the article was submitted for review

Which of these sources is considered academic?

• https://www.nhs.uk/

• https://www.forbes.com/

• https://science.sciencemag.org/

• None of them

Can you use information from .gov websites?

• No, never.

• Only basic information; about statistics, for example.

• Yes, all information on .gov websites is reliable.

• Of course! All governments provide truthful and non-biased information.

How can you use websites such as NHS and Wikipedia to help with your project?

• You can't use them at all.

• You can use the information from them but not include them in your references.

• You can only use them if you cite them.

• You can look at the references they have used, and use those sources if they are credible.

Which questions should you use to evaluate a source?

• Who is the author/publisher?

• Was it written this year?

• Where does the information come from?

• Does the language seem unbiased and free of emotion?

Is it ok to copy sections from your source and paste them into your essay?

• No, certainly not!

• Yes, of course!