Source Evaluation guide

Welcome to the Source Evaluation guide

Here, you will find information on how Google and other search engines work and why they give you the results they do. 

We have included information, digital, and media literacy resources to help you identify disinformation, misinformation, fake or 'junk' news.

Learn about different frameworks for evaluating print and digital sources as well as exploring other models of identifying your biases before you start researching, and distinguish the different types of information you will be using in your research. 

Evaluating information is an essential skill.

The Conference Board of Canada lists 'Managing Information' as an essential skill for the workplace in their Employability Skills toolkit:

• locate, gather, and organize information using appropriate technology and information systems
• access, analyze, and apply knowledge and skills from various disciplines (e.g., the arts, languages, science, technology, mathematics, social sciences, and the humanities)

References
Conference Board of Canada. (2022). The employability skills toolkit. 
Note: you must be signed in to the Conference Board of Canada database to access this PDF