UN Professional Doctorates

A large amount of information is freely available on the Internet. It is important, when using the Internet for research purposes, to evaluate the reliability of the sites.

Use the Website checklist (below) to help you evaluate the information that you find on the Internet.

When evaluating websites use the following checklist to assess the reliability of the information:

• Is the site Authoritative? (Who is the author and what authority do they possess?)
• Is the site Accurate? (Are any claims supported by reliable evidence?)
• Is the site Impartial? (Is the information biased?)
• Is the site Current? (Is the information up-to-date?)
• Who are the Audience? (Who is the site aimed at?)
• Is the site Reliable? (Are links from the site working and pointing to other reliable sites?)

If you use Google Scholar to search for journal articles and you find that you are unable to access to the full text, check the Library's Electronic Journals to see if we have a subscription.  Note: you need to search for the journal title not the journal article title.