Credible Sources

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What is the Authority of the source? Credible Location: Visible name, professional connections, relevant connections, and no credentials. Unreliable Locations: No names, unprofessional, irrelevant connections, no credentials listed.

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What is the Site's Domain? Credible Location: .edu, .gov, sometimes .org Unreliable Locations: .com, .net, sometimes .org

Examples of Secondary Sources:

Articles in newspapers or magazines Book or movie reviews Articles in scholarly journals

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How did you find the source? Credible Locations: Library, Goggle Scholar, Scholarly Databases. Unreliable Locations: Goggle, Yahoo, Wikipedia, Link From Random Site.

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Is the information accurate and objective? Credible Locations: Outside sources listed ( Bibliography ), little to no opinion or bios, Unreliable Locations: No other sources listed, full of bios and opinion.

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Is the information current? Credible Locations: Published and updated recently, link on webpage are still functional and current. Unreliable Locations: Webpage has not been updated recently, links no longer work currently, information outdated.

Examples of a Primary Source:

Legal documents Eyewitness accounts Results of Experiments Statistical data Pieces of writing or art

Is Goggle a source?

No. It is a tool for finding a source.

A first-hand account of an event.

Primary Sources

Something written about a primary source.

Secondary Sources

Is Wikipedia Credible or Unreliable?

Unreliable. Why? 1. Anyone can edit. 2. does not require citations of credible sources.