2-2 Evaluate Resources
When looking for the most appropriate resources for your research, you should consider the following:
Currency	-	Is the information up to date?
Authority	- - -	Who is the author? What expertise does he or she have on this topic? Who sponsors the site? Is it a university, business, organization, or an individual?
Purpose	- - -	What is the author’s intention? Is the writing expository or persuasive? Who is the intended audience and what is the goal of the information?
Content	- -	What is the depth of the information? Is it comprehensive and accurate?
Additional resources to help evaluate information sources

	Gale KidsInfoBits	Toolbox/Judging Information
	Gale Student Resources in Context	Toolbox/How to Judge Information
	UC Berkeley	Evaluating Web Pages

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