WEBSITE AUTHOR SOURCING

CREDIBLE• .org, .edu, or .gov• Contains articles,

critiques, & studies• Hosted by a library

or university

• Has published similarpapers

• Well educated in thefield

• Affiliated withcredible organizations

• Sites articles,critiques, & studies

• Sites sources correctly• Includes

references

NOT CREDIBLE

• .com or .co• Social media• Hosted by

a company

• First publishing• No formal education

on the topic• No affiliation with

credibleorganizations

• Sites word of mouth• Sites unreliable

articles, websites, &papers

• References notincluded

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The internet is full of some amazing resources and some not so amazing resources. Use this chart to figure out if you can trust your source.

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