selecting

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During this step you need to ask yourself:​
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• Which of these resources will be of use to me?
• Which information will I really use?
  • Can I understand the information I have found?
  • How credible/ reliable is the information I have found?
  • How relevant is the information I have found to my current information need?

STRATEGIES FOR SELECTING

Decide if a book will be useful

• Use the following criteria:
  • The title and cover of the resource
  • A 'blurb' or summary, telling you about the resource
  • A table of contents
  • The index - use any keywords you have identified in the defining stage to find the information you want
  • Chapter headings
  • Illustrations and labels
  • Bold keywords

Decide if a website will be useful and reliable

• Use the CRAAP​ test

Use the Information Timeline

• Use your knowledge of the Information Timeline to decide which source of information will be the best for what you need.

Find out if there is bias in the resource

• Use the Media Bias Chart and Media Bias Fact Check website to identify sources with bias
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• Use a template to see if the resource is biased in any way.
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  • Detecting bias

Check and see if the information is "fake news"