Literature, Journalism, Writing, & Languages: Internet Sources

Review the online resources below to see how they can enrich your research.

Consider Quality...

These principles of web source evalution are drawn from The St. Martin's Handbook, 8th edition (p. 218-219):

Authorship

• Does the site or document have an author? What are the author's credentials? Why should you trust this author as an expert? 

Sponsorship

• Who sponsors or publishes the source? What evidence demonstrates that the sponsor or publisher is credible? What purpose or perspective does the sponsor seem to promote?

Currency

• How recently was the information posted or modified? Could it be outdated or obsolete?

Credibility

• How do you know that the information itself is trustworthy? Are there links to other sites or sources to support factual claims?

Try one of these options:

• Google Advanced Search - provides more options for your search strategy.

• Google Advanced Scholar Search - search for scholarly articles.

• Google Advanced Book Search - search for books on your topic.