Assessing books

How do you determine the value of a book? Books on your book list have already been reviewed by your course. Probably the author is well known and appreciated and this book fits perfectly with the lessons. But how do you evaluate a book yourself? As mentioned earlier, you pay attention to relevance and reliability.

Relevance

Connection to question and purpose

Completeness     

Topicality     

 

Reliability

Authority     

Correctness

Objectivity     

Book quality     

Verifiability     

 

Example

 

introduction to the geography of tourism

You are writing a report on tourism. You found the 2021 book An introduction to the geography of tourism by Velvet Nelson.

Relevance

Reliability

Conclusion

It is on all counts a good book to use.