Honours Health Sciences

• Currency  
  • Is the date of publication appropriate?
  • Is all of the content up-to-date?
  • Has the information been revised?
•  Relevance
  • Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?
  • Who is the intended audience?
  • Have you looked at a variety of resources to determine this is the one that is best suited for your assignment?
•  Authority
  • Who is the author/publisher/editor/sponsor?
  • What are the author's credentials or affiliations?
  • Is the author qualified to write on the topic?
  • Is there contact information, such as publisher or email address?
  • Does the url reveal anything about the source? Example .edu, .gov, .org etc.?
• Accuracy
  • Where does the information come from and is it backed by evidence?
  • Has the information been reviewed or refereed?
  • Does the language or tone seem unbiased?
  • Are there spelling or grammar mistakes?
• Purpose
  • What is the purpose of the information? Is it to teach, to inform, to sell, or to entertain?
  • Do the authors/sponsors make their purposes clear?
  • Is the information fact or opinion?
  • Are there any biases? 

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