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Capture references, keep track of your research and format bibliographies by using reference management software. There are many such tools available. The University of Waterloo Library provides support to Zotero.
Keep these questions "on your radar" to help evaluate any source of information:
R: Relevance
How is the information that you have found relevant to your assignment?
A: Authority
Who is the author/creator of the work? It may be a person, publisher, or an educational or professional organization.
D: Date
When was the information created? Is the publication date important to you?
A: Accuracy
What clues can you get about the accuracy of the source?
R: Reason for writing
Why was this information created?
Adapted from:
Mandalios, J. (2013). RADAR: An approach for helping students evaluate Internet sources. Journal Of Information Science, 39, 470-478. doi:10.1177/0165551513478889