Information found on the internet is not filtered for quality. It is up to you to evaluate websites. Try asking yourself these questions:
Purpose |
- What is the function of this resource?
- Who is the intended audience?
- Is it profit-oriented?
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Authority/Accuracy |
- Who are the authors or creators?
- What are their credentials?
- Is it self-published?
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Reliability/Relevancy |
- Does it provide useful, relevant information for your topic?
- Is this fact or opinion?
- Is it biased?
- What might be left out? What is the author NOT telling you?
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Currency |
- How timely is the resource?
- Is the age likely to affect the information provided?
- Can you find anything more current?
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P.A.R.C. Method CC-BY-SA 4.0, Dan Vinson, Haggerty Library, Mount Mary University