• These are written by and for faculty, researchers, or scholars.
• They use scholarly or technical language and tend to be longer and include full citations for sources.
• They are peer-reviewed or refereed, which means articles are reviewed by other scholars before being published

• These are usually written by journalists or professional writers for a general audience and are shorter, with a broader overview.
• They are not evaluated by experts but by the magazine editors or staff.
• They usually lack citations for sources used.

Use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to obtain materials that are not held by the NDU Libraries.

• How recent is the information?
• Can you locate a date when the page(s) were written/created/updated?
• Based on your topic, is the information current enough?

• What kind of information is included in the Web site?
• Is the content primarily fact, or opinion? Is the information balanced, or biased?
• Does the author provide references for quotations and data?
• If there are links, do they work?

• Can you determine who the author/creator is? is there a way to contact them?
• What are their credentials (education, affiliation, experience, etc.)?
• Who is the publisher or sponsor of the site? Are they reputable?

• Is it accurate? Is it supported by evidence?
• Is the information balanced or biased?
• Was it peer-reviewed?
• Can you verify the information from another reliable source?
• Are there spelling, grammar, or typographical errors?
• Can you determine who the author/creator is? is there a way to contact them?

• What's the intent of the Web site (to persuade, to sell you something, etc.)?
• What is the domain (.edu, .org, .com, etc.)? 
• Are there ads on the Web site?
• How do they relate to the topic being covered (e.g., an ad for ammunition next to an article about firearms legislation)?
• Is the author presenting fact, or opinion? Who might benefit from a reader believing this Web site?
• Based on the writing style, who is the intended audience?

NDU Institutional Repository contains a collection of research and publications written by academic authors, students, staff, alumni and research groups.

• MLA 
  (More MLA style help @ Purdue OWL Writing Lab)
  Works Cited: A Quick Guide (a template of core elements)
• APA
  (More APA style help @ Purdue OWL Writing Lab)
• Chicago
  (More Chicago style help @ Purdue OWL Writing Lab)
• Turabian
• CSE (Council of Science Editors)

For even more writing resources visit the Purdue OWL Writing Lab