An extremely important part of the research process is evaluating your sources. With each source, you want to answer questions to check the credibility of the information.
What to look for:
AUTHOR:
The author and website should provide information about their knowledge and qualifications.
RELIABLE:
The information should be accurate with documentation and evidence to show that it is true.
PURPOSE:
Decide the purpose of the website by looking closely at the information.
It is extremely important to evaluate the sources of the information you find on the Internet, especially medical information.
Because anyone can put information on the web, so you need to be able to verify the credibility of the source and the information provided on the web sites you use for your research and studies.
Here is a short 16 minute tutorial on how to evaluate the health related information you will find on the web.
Source:
NIH: National Library of Medicine