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Evaluation of Information Sources
Part II, Evaluation Criteria


When you have any item of information you should critically evaluate it to determine it's suitability to your needs, and the value of the information. This applies no matter what format it might be in, including a story told by your Mother, found on the Internet, or an article in a major journal. There is no one test which you may use to judge your information's value, but there are a number of clues, or criteria, you should use to base a judgment.

There are five basic criteria to consider.
  1. Authority
  2. Reliability
  3. Currency
  4. Completeness
  5. Relevancy

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