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Evaluating a Source
Plagiarism, Copyright & Creative Commons
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Evaluating a Source
State Library of Victoria: Research Skills - Selecting Resources
Once you've found your resources, you need to choose the best ones to use for your assignment. It's time to critically evaluate what you've read.
Read efficiently
Question the text
Identify bias
Evaluate images
Evaluate websites
Primary & secondary sources
Understanding copyright
RMIT Learning Lab: Checklist
State Library of Victoria: Locate Information
If you know where to look and how to search efficiently, you'll find plenty of resources quickly and easily.
State Library of Victoria: Search Skills
This course is designed to improve your online research skills and ensure you retrieve the most effective, reliable search results.
Fake News
The Conversation: Articles on Fake News
Australian Government, eSafety Commission : Fake news
news.com.au Google joins Facebook in fake news cycle with algorithm delivering false facts
The search engine giant has joined Facebook as being a deliverer of fake news, thanks to the reliance of an algorithm which looks for popular results rather than true results.
Snopes.com
Local anchors had to read a sneakily pro-Trump script on-air. This is scary.
Examples of Hoax Websites
Australian Museum: Drop Bear
All About Explorers
Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division
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