Use the CRAAP Test
Currency - Is it timely?
Relevance - Useful for your purposes?
Authority - Who? What is the source?
Accuracy - References to back it up?
Purpose - Why? Is there a bias?
More detailed information on the CRAAP Test
Library Skills for 2nd Year Biological Sciences
This tutorial covers library skills required for students in 200-level Biological Sciences courses. Learn how to identify sources of information, navigate journal articles and search for literature.
Note: search Web of Science - All Databases to simultaneously search Web of Science, MEDLINE, BIOSIS and Zoological Record.
Biological Sciences Databases
Interdisciplinary Science Databases
Health Sciences Databases
To determine whether a journal is peer reviewed, search for it in Ulrich's Periodicals Directory and look for the little referee symbol: .