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Criteria Accuracy Authority Objectivity Can the information be verified? Authority Can you identify the author? Website domain Objectivity Is there bias or an agenda?
Criteria Currency Coverage Relevancy Last updated? Links up-to-date? Links to other sources? Relevancy Appropriate to your research?
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Primary & Secondary Sources
Primary Vs. Secondary Sources of Information Primary Source Secondary Source An original creation in any field – art, science, literature, technology. . . . A first-hand (eye-witness) account of an event or time period An analysis, report, interpretation or review of an original work A second-hand account or retelling of an event or time period
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