1. Principles of Biology
Shark Cartilage Assignment
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2. EVALUATING INFORMATION
“Wrong” “Right”
Information Information
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4. backed by experts?
commerical or
non-commercial?
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5. verifiable?
backed by sources?
relevant to the topic?
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6. up-to-date?
timely?
UNC Information Timeline
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7. objective?
biased?
comprehensive?
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8. Raw Information Raw Information
PEER REVIEW
Academic Journals Websites
Academic Monographs Non-Academic Books
Conference Proceedings Newspapers/Magazines
Image: “Fresh from the Still” by Charles Haynes via Flickr,
available under a Creative Commons License
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9. Image courtesy UC Berkeley:
http://undsci.berkeley.edu/images/us101/peerreview.gif
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10. Raw Information
Wikipedia Article
PEER REVIEW
(voluntary)
Image: “Peer Review Monster” by Gideon Burton via Flickr, Featured Article
available under a Creative Commons License
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12. bentonmediacenter.ning.com
pubmed.gov
scholar.google.com
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