Start Your Research!

First, go over what you need for your assignment or project.

• Does your research need to be peer-reviewed, a process that checks the article for mistakes before publishing?
• Does your project need a specific type of resource such as a book, article, map, or news article?
• What restrictions or requirements have been mentioned in your assignment prompt?

• Can you tell when it was last updated?
• Does the page list a publishing company or a copyright notice?
• What quality are the images? Do they look plagiarised from somewhere else?
• Does the website cite their sources so you can check the truth of their message?
• Do the hyperlinks work?
• Does the website include contact information for the author? Is their name on the website?