Comparing Sources Worksheet

Work in groups to review your assigned source and answer the questions below. Be prepared to report out and discuss your answers.

1. Title of the source:

2. What is the background and expertise of the person/people who wrote this source?

3. Why was this source created?

4. Who is the audience for this source?

5. What type of source is it?  Is it a primary source, secondary scholarly source, or popular source? (Change these options to match the source types you chose)

6. Would this source be helpful if you were researching this topic? Why or why not?

The Information Literacy Toolkit, created by University of Texas Libraries, was adapted by Portland State University Library in July 2019 and is licensed CC BY-NC.