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Otis Resource Evaluation Form (ORE)

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What subject did you search?:

Citation information (MLA style):

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This source is a:
book article in a database article in print website other

I located this through (name of database, search engine, etc.):

The author of the source is:
His/her credentials are:

This type of information is: (check one or more)
scholarly or academic (researched and written by scholars)
professional (written for working professionals in a field or industry)
popular (written for everyone)
substantive news (news coverage for educated audiences)
Explain why:

This source will be helpful with my topic because:

Grading Rubric - For Faculty Use Only

_______ the citation is complete and fulfills all the criteria
_______ the citation style is not correct
_______ the citation is not complete
_______ the location information is not complete
_______ the author's credentials are missing or not complete
_______ the type of information is not correctly identified or explained
_______ information explanation is not complete
_______ punctuation/grammar/spelling problems

GRADE _________________________

Grade or Comments on the GROUP of sources __________________________