EVALUATING
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SOURCES
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Evaluating Information Sources: A Lesson Outline, Lecture notes of Information Literacy
Media and Information Literacy part 2 of information resources
Typology: Lecture notes
2020/2021
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EVALUATING
INFORMATION
SOURCES
LESSON
OUTLINE
Evaluation
Verifying
News Online
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AUTHOR
Defines who created the content, the individual or group's credentials/expertise and provides contact information
Do you know who published the source? Is the author's name easily visible? Can you find contact information? Is the source produced by a reputable organization?
CURRENCY
Information is current and updated frequently
Do you know when the information was originally published and is the date acceptable? Are web links current and reliable? Do charts and graphs have dates?
RELEVANCE
Content is relevant to you or to the status quo
Does the purpose of the source meet your needs? Who is the intended audience? Is the information relevant to you?