The Nicolet College Library offers many resources in a variety of formats to the Nicolet College community. Learn more about the different types of resources available and how to use these resources in the research process here.
It is important to evaluate information to ensure that it is reliable and appropriate to use in your project. Find a brief overview of evaluation criteria below:
1. Determine if the source is non-fiction or fiction.
A non-fiction (factual/not creative) source is generally preferred in a research paper. It is not usually advisable to use a fictional (created from imagination) source in a research paper except for limited purposes, such as illustrating a point.
2. Determine if the topic is accepted by scientific community.
Many topics are considered non-fiction, but the scientific community generally does not consider them valid at this point in time, such as paranormal/parapsychology topics, anti-vaxxing, climate change denial, etc. Talk to your instructor before going any further in the research process if your topic resembles these.
3. Consider all of the following:
Click here to learn more about evaluating information.
These are online resources to find images such as photos and drawings. Many of these resources contain public domain images.
It is important to properly cite all images, even when they are public domain. Please see Plagiarism, Citation and Academic Honesty guide or OWL at Purdue to learn more about citing images.
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