How do I evaluate books and book chapters?
Answer
If you're evaluating whether a book or book chapter is an appropriate source for your academic research, ask yourself six key questions about the source:
What is the book or chapter about?
Who wrote it?
When was it written?
Where was it published?
Why was it written?
How was the information collected or research conducted?
For more information about these questions and how to evaluate books or book chapters for use in academic research, view the short video or PDF below. You might also want to save this handout of questions to ask as you're evaluating websites for your research.
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