Web resources provided here are intended to support Olympic College students in conducting research for course work. The following criteria is used in selecting sources—

Sources

Preference is given to government sites. Any other sources must be highly reliable. Authors and publishing bodies should be clear and sources should be cited. Commercial sites are avoided. 

Currency

Information should be up-to-date and reflect the most current research. Undated sources are not preferred. 

Factual Information

Content should be factual and free of opinion or bias. Information should be backed by properly-cited scholarly sources.

Endorsement

Endorsements by American Psychological Association, American Library Association, the National Institutes of Health, or the National Institute of Mental Health are preferred to recommend other sites.

Access to Content

Content (i.e. articles, reports, books, videos, podcasts, etc.) should be readily available in total, i.e. site visitors should not need to purchase, or register to use, full content.