Abstract

Students struggle evaluating the reliability of online sources. This paper will present original research into source evaluation habits of first year students. Students were given 5 internet sources to evaluate for reliability. Researchers observed their source evaluation habits and report findings and discuss information literacy implications of the study. Librarians at Brigham Young University studied first year students’ internet source evaluation habits and found that students have difficulty using diverse source evaluation techniques for complex information needs.

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Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Literacies Learning

KEYWORDS

"Information Literacy", " Library", " Source Evaluation"

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