As we've mentioned throughout this tutorial, more information than ever before is available to the researcher.

The computer age has supplied efficient access to the traditional sources, but it has also produced many new sources in many new formats. You should be concerned with one significant question:

Is the information both valid and accurate?

It is essential that you, the researcher, routinely evaluate all your materials. This last section of the tutorial will provide you with the basic skills necessary to begin this process.