Always, always evaluate your sources.

Question everything.

• Who wrote this?
• Why?
• What is their agenda?
• How current is the information?
• Can I contact the author with questions?

The following links are to guides for evaluating your sources.

Evaluating Information: Purdue Libraries

Critical Evaluation of Resources: UC Berkeley Library

Evaluating Internet Information: Virginia Tech

Culinary research, particularly food history, has its own challenges. Reference librarian and food historian Lynne Olver offers the following tips:

http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaqa.html

Next step: Write your paper