Questions to ask about your source:
 
• Is the author qualified to write about this topic?

• Does the information come from a known organization or
   institution?

• Is the information reliable?

• Is it well written?

• Can you compare it with other reliable sources?

• When was it written?

• Is it current?

• Why was it written? To what audience?

• Does it inform? Persuade? Explain?

Last updated Tuesday, September 20, 2005