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Health Information Management: Understanding & Evaluating Sources
This guide will help you find and use library resources for Health Information Management.
Understanding Health News
The following list of resources was created by the U.S. National Library of Medicine to help you evaluate the reliability of health information reported in the news media.
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MedlinePlusCheck out the topic pages for Evaluating Health Information, Health Fraud, and Understanding Medical Research.
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MedlinePlus toolsLocated here are two tutorials: Understanding Medical Words and Evaluating Internet Health Information.
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Know the ScienceThis information was developed by the U.S. National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health and will help you learn how to tell if a news story is reliable.
About articles: types, parts, publication process
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From Idea To Library
This short video explains how research articles get published and how they ultimately show up in your search results. Created by NCSU Libraries.
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Types of Publications
This short video, created by East Carolina University, explains how to tell if an article is scholarly, for the public, or for a specific profession. -
Anatomy of a Scholarly ArticleThis interactive tutorial will help you understand the various parts (or sections) of a scholarly article. Created by NCSU Libraries; shared under the Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial - Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Evaluating Information
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How to evaluate information
This infographic shows guidelines that can help you determine if a source is credible or not. Created by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
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How to Read a Paper
Call Number: E-BookPublication Date: 2019Clear and wide-ranging introduction to evidence-based medicine and healthcare, helping readers to understand its central principles, critically evaluate published data, and implement the results in practical settings.
Peer Reviewed Articles
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Peer Review in 3 MinutesThis 3-minute video from North Carolina State University explains the peer review process and why it's important.
Subjects: Allied Health Sciences
- Last Updated: Jun 30, 2025 1:45 PM
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