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Welcome to your in-library session (Oct. 22, 2022)
Today ...
- Learn about and practice evaluating sources
- Work on your assignments
What you should bring:
- Laptop/phone/tablet
- Anything you want to work on during this session
- Watcard. Use this to borrow print books you find on the library bookshelves
Schedule:
1:00-1:30pm
- Presentation and Practice: evaluating sources using RADAR
1:30-2:20pm
- Work on your assignments
- Get research help on the fly from Dr. Cyr and the librarians, Sandra Keys and Megan Palmer
Evaluate using RADAR
"RADAR" = Relevance, Authority, Date, Accuracy, and Reason (for writing). It is a simple way to evaluate resources.
Try this activity to see how RADAR can be applied then test your knowledge.
Open the RADAR checklist and the article:
Use the checklist to guide your evaluation of the Yeboah article.
Test your knowledge
- True or false?Answer the 8 questions. (You will not be identified, you can take it as many times as you like.)
Dana Porter Library
Dana Porter Library, University of Waterloo main campus, Fall 2020
Acknowledgements
This Course Guide was originally created by Jane Forgay, History Librarian (retired). Our thanks to her for allowing us to use her content.