Research Guides: LSS240: Cultural Landscapes and Historic Preservation: Writing & Citing

Evaluating Information

Evaluating Resources
University of California Berkeley Library.
Evaluating Internet Resources
Johns Hopkins University Libraries
Critically Analyzing Information Sources
Cornell University Librarary 2016.
Focuses primarily on "traditional" scholarly sources.
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Clear guidance on how to assess publications based on the author, publication date, edition, publisher, journal title and aspects of the content such as intended audience, coverage, writing style, and evaluative reviews.
Using Primary Sources on the Web (RUSA)
Evaluating Primary Source Websites

Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed. Notes & Bibliography (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
Format of Chicago Style research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
Association of Art Editors Style Guide. 2nd ed. 2013
Aligned with the 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style, provides guidance on art-specific editorial challenges such as titles of works of art, exhibitions, art movements.
Citation Guides & Style Manuals
Smith Libraries guide links to online versions of MLA, Chicago, and other popular manuals for writing papers and formatting footnote and bibliography citations. Includes a section on how to cite images.