The information on this page can be used to help you evaluate sources so you can incorporate credible and appropriate sources into your project.
For this project, your annotated bibliography will include a total of at least five (5) potential sources that represent a variety of types - news and magazine articles, government documents, books, academic journal articles, videos, interviews, etc.. It should be the result of the initial background research you conduct to develop your research question and evaluate the availability and quality of potential sources relevant to this project.
Start by completing the following tasks on this page:
- Watch What’s the difference between a Research Database and Google? video.
- Read the Difference between Newspapers, Magazines and Journals.
- Watch the CRAAP Test video.
- Review the CRAAP Test Plus for criteria to use to ensure the sources you use are credible and appropriate.