abdulhakeem alabbad,ali alshaikhahmed,girum group 1

Assessing the Credibility of Online Sources

We know the technology become in all the world and if someone want to get some information what soeld he do. The best way is search by the internet, but not every online page the information is true

You have to look for :

* Authorship

How is the writer?

* Publishing Body/Publisher

Is the site sponsored by a respected organization?

Does the site include an official insignia of the organization sponsoring it?

*  Currency

Does the site include information on how often the site is updated?

      Is a copyright date listed?

* Perspectives

Can you identify the goals of the site?

Are these goals clearly stated?

* Coverage

Is there an in-depth understanding of the related issues that shows the author's familiarity with the subject?

 

* Accuracy or verifiability

Are there links from the citations or the bibliography to the original documents?

Is the methodology given so that the author's work can be replicated or evaluated?

 

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/credibility1.html       “LEO: Literacy Education Online”