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Points to consider:
- Who is the author?
- What are the author's credentials?
- Does the author have expertise on the subject?
- If it is an Internet source, is the page signed?
Who is the sponsor of the site or page?
How can I find out?
- Look at the source to see if it tells you anything
about the author's credentials. Many items on the Web are not reviewed
by others before publication; this may cast doubt about a Web site's
reliability.
- Check a biographical source.
- Read a critical review. A review will often give
information about the author.
- Many Internet sources do not give the identity or credentials
of the author or producer. Sources that do not give this information
may have questionable reliability.
- For Internet sources, look at the
URL.
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