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SOURCE

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NAME

ID

CLASS

DATE

TOPIC

AUTHOR / ORGANIZATION

YEAR OF PUBLICATION

TYPE OF PUBLICATION

TITLE OF ARTICLE

URL

Authority

Tips: To help determine the author’s expertise, look at the links: "About us," “FAQ,” "Background," or "Biography.”

Has the author provided contact information (qualification, credentials ,name, email, phone number or address)

☐Y ☐N

Relevance

Tips : Looking at the URL of the site will help you determine its relevance. Judge whether the website is geared to a scholarly or non-professional audience.

If your source is a website, what is the domain? (.org / .edu / .gov)?

Write in your answer

Objectivity

Tips: Look for objective sources that present information with a minimum of bias and without the intention to persuade. .

What is the aim of the author or organization publishing the source?

Accuracy

Tips: Since anyone can publish a website, you need to be able to identify the author and access contact information. Make sure that the information in the website is accurate and verifiable.

Based on the reading you have already done on the subject, does the information on the site seem accurate?

☐Y ☐N

Currency

Tips: Keep in mind that factual or statistical information that is not dated is no better than anonymous information. Check the top or bottom of a web page to look for the creation date or revision date.

When was the information published or posted?

Day / Month / Year

Is there a date that shows when the site/source has last been updated / revised?

☐Y ☐N

Credibility

Is this source peer-reviewed?

☐Y ☐N

Is this source referenced?

☐Y ☐N