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COR 1100 Research Guide -- Dutton

Evaluation Methods

Mike Caulfield's SIFT method of evaluation encourages us to pause and think about what we've found. Use the four steps to move away from a source you're unsure about. Can you find other coverage of the material? What are other people saying about the source or the author?

The four moves of SIFT:

stop investigate find trace

Scholarly? Popular? Which is it?