Evaluating Web Sources
- Baylor Web Page on Evaluating Internet SourcesThe information on this page is adapted from Billie Peterson-Lugo's "Tech Talk" column which appeared in the December 1996 Library Instruction Round Table Newsletter.
- Web Search vs. Library DatabaseA page from the Libraries' tutorial which lays out the differences and the advantages/disadvantages between databases and internet search engines.
- Quick Tutorial: Evaluating WebsitesA checklist and a slide presentation on this topic.
Google Scholar Search
Searches only for materials published by academic presses and journals and higher education institutional repositories and websites. If Baylor has access to the article or book you will see Baylor Info Links at the end of the book/article title or the 
. If we don't have the item check out our Getting Items from Other Libraries section in this guide.
Google Books Search
Great resource. May provide access to the full text of the book or may provide only a preview of certain sections/pages.
Other Internet Search Engines
Most of the items on this list were provided by Dr. Michael Frisch, Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Baylor University.
- OAIster This link opens in a new window
Makes available an Open Access Initiative to provide indexing and access to freely available books, journal articles, newspapers, manuscripts, audio files, video files, photographic images, datasets, and theses and dissertations.
- Encyclopedia of Psychology (Dept. of Psychology, Jacksonville State Univ., Jacksonville, AL)The Encyclopedia of Psychology is intended to facilitate browsing in any area of psychology. There are two paths envisioned for this purpose:
1. Original information generated by respected researchers and practitioners in various fields of psychology.
2. A hierarchical database of links to websites providing information about scientific psychology.
