Lesson 10 Contents:

Learning Objectives

I. Preface

II. Preliminary Evaluation of Books and Periodical Articles

III. Extra Care Required: Evaluating Websites and Web pages

IV. Summary

V. Key Points to Remember

Lesson Ten Quiz

Lesson Ten Exercise

IV. SUMMARY

Stages 6 and 7 of the research process require you to undertake the crucial task of evaluating information. Your assessment begins even before you have the book or article in hand, by closely examining the bibliographic citation and looking for clues indicating quality and relevance. You can delve even deeper by looking for information about an author's qualifications and reading reviews of a work. When evaluating Websites, use the QUICK criteria to guide you.