You and your instructor are the best people to determine if a source
is appropriate for your research. Remember that all sources you use
should contain well-supported arguments and valid research. Since it
is easy to falsify information on the Web, you should look closely at
the sources you select online.
Check how statistics and facts were collected and to whom they are
attributed. Everything should be referenced with a source.
Determine whether the source is an opinion piece or a factual report.
Judge whether the source is popular or scholarly. Make sure you
are using the appropriate type of source for your assignment.
Bibliographies
highlight the sources that influenced the author's work. Use the bibliography
at the end of your source to find other related works.
Consider all the information you have gathered about the author,
publisher, and date and determine whether the source is appropriate
for your information needs.
