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Do a critical analysis of the sources located in order to pick up the good quality academic information. Below you will find a list of questions for checking the reliability of the material located.
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Who?
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 Is he/she an expert in his/her field? Of which institution is he/she a member? |
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What?
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What is it about? |
The information is complete and accurate It shows the sources of information and/or the source of the data The conclusions seem justified |
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When?
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Is the information up-to-date? |
What is the date of the article/book? When was the website last updated? Is it necessary to obtain more information in order to update the data? |
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Where?
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Where is the information located? Where does the information come from? |
The website is on a personal, institutional or commercial server The reputation of the book or journal publishers |
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Why?
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To whom is the page addressed? |
A specific target public (experts, children, etc.) It is trying to recommend or sell a product It tries to influence one's opinion |
Other web resources according to the type of material:
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Search for book critics, comments or accounts Check: editor, organization and content, date of publication, author, target public and graphics. You can consult How to evaluate books (Colorado State University Libraries) |
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