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I have dealt with How to Analyze Information on this blog, but there is so much information out there that it can be overwhelming, so I decided to conduct research to find resources that would be useful for you. Here are three resources from university websites that will help you to sift through information and find the needles in the haystacks.

1. Evaluation Worksheet, UC Berkeley
2. Five Criteria for Evaluating Websites, Cornell University
3. Critical Thinking/Disinformation Resources on the Web, Humbolt State University

Though these resources look at evaluating information on websites, many of the points made are relevant for evaluating other information as well, so keep that in mind. We all can fall into a rut, myself included, so this is a reminder to you, as well as to me, to pay attention to what we read.

What do you have to add to the conversation? How can you use this information? Let’s keep the conversation flowing, please let me know your thoughts in the comments section below. Many readers read this blog from other sites, so why don’t you pop over to The Invisible Mentor and subscribe (top on the right hand side) by email or RSS Feed.

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I realized that I have not had any tips and tricks or resources blog posts in a long time so I decided that it was important to start off the new year right.

Whenever you have to conduct country research, a good place to start is at the CIA Factbook website. At this website you’ll find information on the history, geography, people and so on of the specific country,  and if you’re going on vacation, or even on business, you’d like to learn about political stability. CIA Factbook gives you these types of information. Another place to gather country information is Country Reports.  For next steps refer to the blog post How to Analyze Information.

And while you are surfing, two cool websites are National Geographic and Planet Earth on Discovery Channel. Are these websites helpful? What are three of your favorite websites?

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