SIFT - Source Evaluation
Channel: University of Washington Libraries
Date: 2020-06-15

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This is the eighth in a series of videos created for expository writing program classes at the University of Washington. Videos can be watched individually as needed, or as a series. In this video, Carol explains how to use the SIFT source evaluation method to analyze sources when researching. 

The video series includes:

Concept Mapping - https://youtu.be/r3ajrvPB0-o 
Creating a Research Question -  https://youtu.be/eH3Fv8pgj5s 
Keyword Generation -  https://youtu.be/66wHW-5Shes 
Using Keywords to Research - https://youtu.be/mfkrKTEOZiU 
Primary vs. Secondary Sources -  https://youtu.be/K60zKR5Oat8 
Scholarly vs. Popular Sources -  https://youtu.be/7r4eEYoPFyY 
TRAAP - Source Evaluation -  https://youtu.be/TdXItHppXKY 
SIFT - Source Evaluation -  https://youtu.be/9CxUqnOJydM 
Citation Basics - https://youtu.be/yLfRzK9lw8c 

If you’d like to engage with this content in a different way, feel free to view the presentation as a Voicethread or a Google Slide Presentation. 

Voicethread: https://voicethread.com/share/14070119/

Google Slides: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uRf8JPRlW2kKpR_ptaR26YlhcDMj7JVWqN1BOnDMfpM

Created by Carol Fisher at the University of Washington Libraries; Text is licensed under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Images not included.