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English 110 - Smith: Websites & Evaluating Sources
This guide provides students with recommended resources for research in English 110 with Natsuki Smith.
You can use Google Advanced Search to find credible internet sources by limiting search results.
- Choose a domain, like .edu, .gov, or .org, to filter out .com information.
- Explore limiting file type to .pdf to find documents that may have been professionally edited.
Use the P.R.O.V.E.N. Source Evaluation Process to help you determine whether the sources you find are credible and appropriate choices for your particular research purpose.
Our Finding Credible Web Sources guide has more tips on searching the Internet.
Evaluating Sources
The following video describes how to evaluate sources using five criteria: authority, accuracy, currency, relevance, and objectivity (from off campus you will need to log in using your Pipeline username and password):
