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MBO

2 september 2023

Evaluating information & data: Evaluate search results

How to evaluate your search results You have searched for relevant literature, for instance in Scopus. You now have a manageable selection of publications for the purpose of your assignment (e.g. more than 10 titles and less than 50). Exercise - How to evaluate your search results. Excel demo spreadsheet to rank publications Related. Suggested.

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Erasmus University Library

2 september 2023

Evaluating information & data: Evaluate non-academic sources

Evaluating non-academic sources Non-academic sources are very valuable for scholarly research, especially in the humanities and social sciences. The challenge in using them lies in the fact that they haven’t gone through a more-or-less fixed process of quality checking before they become available, as is the case with scholarly sources (i.e. academic publications). Exercise Original source or not?

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Erasmus University Library

2 september 2023

Evaluating information & data

Overview: Evaluating information & data This guide - with videos, exercises and handouts - is designed to help you to evaluate the information and data you found for your research. Audience Prospective students, undergraduates, and pre-masters.

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Erasmus University Library

2 september 2023

Evaluating information & data: Quality check

Quality check Some of the criteria may have already been covered in eliminating unwanted publications during your search. In other cases you apply such criteria to evaluate which literature is worth reading first. You choose the approach you are most comfortable with, given the search tool you use, or the approach that fits your study topic best. Related. Suggested.

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Erasmus University Library

1 juli 2025

e-learning module - Evaluate your information sources

Short description: In this e-learning module, you'll learn how to evaluate the relevance and trustworthiness of information sources. Expected time to complete: 45 minutes. Learning goals: After finishing this e-learning module, you'll be able to evaluate information sources on trustworthiness and relevance; identify predatory journals and publishers; verify whether a publication has been retracted; and formulate and apply inclusion/exclusion criteria to screen scientific publications. Use the link to get direct access to the e-learning module Research Data Download the Xerte deployment ZIP if you want to make modifications to the e-learning module for your own institution.

Open (Access) Tekst Boek

Wageningen University & Research Library

2 september 2023

Evaluating information & data: Verify credibility non-academic online sources

Verifying credibility non-academic online sources The credibility of the author is very important in determining the quality of a source. Academic publications have their own quality check for authors: in general only scholars active in academia are allowed to publish. And even then only in their own, or a closely related field. Non-academic sources on the other hand lack this quality check: anyone can write anything about everything, especially online. Exercise Credibility: who is the author? Exercise What is the credibility of the author? Related.

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Erasmus University Library

2 september 2023

Evaluating information & data: Lies and statistics

Lies and statistics Many students love using statistics in their papers. Statistics can lend your story more weight and give the reader a feeling of having insight into or a clear view of the material, which would not be have been possible without the figures. Examples Some examples of why you should be careful with numbers and figures you find on the Internet. Related. Suggested.

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Erasmus University Library

2 september 2023

Evaluating information & data: Verify academic credentials

Verify academic credentials How will you know if the author of a publication is ‘authoritative’ and her/his conclusions are ‘credible’? Author credentials The author’s background In the early stages of research we are looking for publications to focus our research questions or to read up on unfamiliar topics. Publication record and citation count Young researchers may not have a long track record of publications, but may offer fresh insights to a research problem. Content analysis Information may have a particular bias in favor of ideology, political or commercial interest. Exercise: Find author credentials Related. Suggested.

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Erasmus University Library

2 september 2023

Evaluating information & data: Assess original dataset

Assess the original dataset When finding quantitative information like a number, a table, or a whole dataset we want be able to judge its quality to help us select the right information. Exercise: Assess the original data set. Suggested. Related.

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Erasmus University Library

2 september 2023

Evaluating information & data: Avoiding bias

Avoiding bias Information may have a particular bias towards an ideological, political or commercial viewpoint. A critical analysis of a source as well as of the author’s background is needed to identify evidence of bias. Bias may be the result of a selective representation, but also of selective omission. Suggested.

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Erasmus University Library