Workshop: Reading the Information Landscape: Principles of Source Evaluation In-Person
In an era of AI-generated content and information overload, how can you confidently determine a source’s credibility? This workshop equips graduate students with a sophisticated toolkit for navigating the modern information landscape. We will move beyond basic checklists to master practical evaluation frameworks and review core principles like the peer-review process and source types. You will leave feeling empowered to critically analyze any information and enhance the quality of your scholarly work.
Instructor: Ava Kaplan, Research and Instruction Librarian
Where: 101 Russell / Online
Your Research Journey is a five-part library workshop series to help guide you in your research throughout the semester, by providing you with manageable tools and resources to use along your journey. Whether this is your first time conducting research, or you are a well-seasoned researcher and looking for a refresher, each workshop introduces fundamental information to lay a foundation of knowledge on which you can build your scholarly work. While the workshops in this series are designed to build upon each other, you are welcome to attend any workshop individually. All are held on Wednesdays, 3-4pm.
Upcoming:
Charting Your Path, Wednesday, 10/22
Searching Strategies, Wednesday, 10/29
Managing Your Citations with Zotero, Wednesday, 11/5
The Literature Review, Wednesday, 11/12
To request disability-related accommodations, contact OASID at oasid@tc.edu, or 212-678-3689, (646) 755-3144 video phone, as soon as possible.
- Date:
- Wednesday, October 15, 2025
- Time:
- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- RH 101 (Map )
- Audience:
- Categories:
- Workshop > Your Research Journey Workshop