When you use information from outside a database, ie.... raw websites, wikipedia, blogs, others, you take on the responsibility of validating the work. It is not easy. The Moral of Story is, use a Database, they do most of the work for you. You still have to know how and why the information is useful to you, but you can rely on the information as being more valid that a raw search . You need at the minimum consider the following.
Evaluating Information – Applying the CRAAP Test
Evaluation Criteria
THE BIG QUESTION. When all is said and done….. DOES THE RESOURCE SERVE YOUR PURPOSE?
Helpful Research and Writing/Citation Links