CHEM 348: Polymer Chemistry: Evaluating Sources

While resources found in databases like SciFinder go through an analytical vetting process unlike many sources found on the open web, it is still your responsibility to do research on each source you find. For example, if you are looking for peer-reviewed sources, not all source types in SciFinder will have gone through this specific editorial process (For example; patents and conference proceedings). This does not mean that these sources are necessarily unsuitable for citation in your work, but it is still important to understand how they were produced, reviewed, and came to be in SciFinder. Below find some tips and tricks to evaluating the credibility, accuracy, and authority of your sources.