HIST 2259: Plague, Prisons and Print in 18th-century London (Fall 2021): Evaluate Sources

How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography

Evaluating the sources you find is a crucial step in the process of scholarly research. The questions you ask about books, periodical articles, or multimedia sources are similar whether you're looking at a citation to the item or have the item in hand.

• How to Critically Analyze Information Sources.
  Lists some of the critical questions you should ask when you consider the appropriateness of a particular book, article, media resource, or Web site for your research.
• Distinguishing Scholarly from Non-Scholarly Periodicals A Checklist of Criteria.
  Shows how to evaluate periodicals by looking at their format, intended audience, and appearance.
• Evaluating Web Resources
  Lists ways to analyze the Web sites you find.