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Be critical of the source:

Who is the author? Are they an expert? Someone with a lived experience? Who is the publisher? Are they reputable? Biased?
What is their purpose to write this? To inform? Educate? Persuade? Sell?
Is this information current or published in a time-frame that makes it relevant to my needs?

Think critically about the information in the source:

What claim/argument is the author is making? What is the central idea of this source?
What evidence does the author use to support their argument? Is it personal/lived experience? Statistical/numerical? Observed? Experimental and reproducible? How is it valuable for your information needs?
What perspectives are dominant? (Ex. Is this Eurocentric? Gender focused?) What perspectives are missing?
Can I use the findings/conclusions to predict outcomes in related areas?
How can I connect the information/ideas in this source to other sources to create a conversation between them?

The databases and books below would be useful when writing the essay where you explore your educational issue further.

ERIC (EBSCO)
Provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education index. Includes the full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.
Teacher Reference Center
Indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.

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Web of Science
Web of Science provides access to the world's leading citation databases in the Sciences, Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities, covering approximately 12,000 of the highest impact journals, as well as 160,000 conference proceedings. Centre has access to coverage from 1999 to present.

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