FCS 2050 (Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences Research): Internet Research

Consider Quality...

These principles of web source evalution are drawn from The St. Martin's Handbook, 8th edition (p. 218-219):

Authorship

• Does the site or document have an author? What are the author's credentials? Why should you trust this author as an expert? 

Sponsorship

• Who sponsors or publishes the source? What evidence demonstrates that the sponsor or publisher is credible? What purpose or perspective does the sponsor seem to promote?

Currency

• How recently was the information posted or modified? Could it be outdated or obsolete?

Credibility

• How do you know that the information itself is trustworthy? Are there links to other sites or sources to support factual claims?

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