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AS413: Extragalactic Astrophysics and Cosmology

Course Guide for AS413: Extragalactic Astrophysics and Cosmology

Creating Bibliographies

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Why Evaluate Sources?

Evaluating sources for your research or paper is very important. Why? Because all information is not created equal! A research paper should use scholarly information -- published research results in journal articles written by scholars or professionals who are experts in their fields -- usually these are peer-reviewed publications. This is very important. One way to determine the credibility of your source is to use the CRAAP Test

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CRAAP Test (4 minute video) 

The 5 W's of Information Evaluation

Use the 5W's to evaluate the quality of the information you find on websites.

 

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Video Link

 

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