LibGuides UFV: French: Links

Evaluating Sources

Although librarians have carefully compiled these sources, there is no substitute for your own evaluation. Use the following guides to help you.

CARS Evaluation Checklist
CARS = Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, and Support
The CRAAP Test
CRAAP = Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose
Critical Evaluation of Information Sources
Questions to ask, and where to find the answers when evaluating sources

France Diplomacy: Press Room
Covers subjects like arts and culture, world issues, and more. Inlcudes links to other sites
Gallica Digital Library
Browse online digital collections of French works, hosted by the National Library of France. Usually you will link to a site outside of Gallica and not all texts are freely available.
Bibliothèque du Nouveau Monde
A collection of remarkable texts of Québec literature, hosted by the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.

Le Conjuguer
Conjugate your verbs. All tenses. Synonyms given as well.
Le Dictionnaire
France Éducation international
Organization that undertakes research in areas of french language and education. If you look under Publications you will have links to extensive bibliographies on various subjects.
French Government

Le Monde
Huge site with a large selection of blogs about literature, current affairs, language and more.
Le Figaro
Le Journal de Quebec