ENG 151: Information Literacy - Source Evaluation

At the completion of the ENG 151 information literacy unit, students will be able to:

• Given a claim, be able to verify if it is true or not.
• Given a source, determine if it is reliable and trustworthy.
• Find the original source of a story, study, image, etc.
• Find a better source on a topic and be able to explain why it is better.
• Determine if a source is popular or scholarly.

1. Information formats and source types
2. Strategies for evaluating information
3. Introduction to using library databases
4. Practice evaluating information

Online classes:

Google Jamboard: Where do you get your information?