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Reliable Resources

This document discusses reliable and unreliable sources for research. It defines reliable sources as those created by experts in their field, such as books, peer-reviewed journals and articles, dissertations, and educational websites. Unreliable sources like Wikipedia may lack thorough knowledge or have political biases and agendas. The document provides tips for evaluating source reliability based on author credentials and bibliographies.

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Reliable Resources

This document discusses reliable and unreliable sources for research. It defines reliable sources as those created by experts in their field, such as books, peer-reviewed journals and articles, dissertations, and educational websites. Unreliable sources like Wikipedia may lack thorough knowledge or have political biases and agendas. The document provides tips for evaluating source reliability based on author credentials and bibliographies.

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Reliable and UNRELIABLE

Sources

CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE??


RELIABLE

 When researching, you always need to be sure that


you are getting your information from reliable
sources.
Some sources are considered to be “reliable”
reliable
because they have been written by people who are
experts in the field.
These are the sources you can
UNRELIABLE

On the other hand, some sources, such as Wikipedia,


are not reliable because the authors may not have a
thorough knowledge or full understanding of a topic.
Remember: anyone can post information on the
internet, and we need to be CRITICAL READERS in
order to determine what to believe!
POSSIBLE Reliable Sources

While you still need to read critically, here is a list of


the types of sources that are often reliable and would
be good places to start research:
 Books—authored, edited and published
 Newspapers and magazines
 Peer reviewed journals
 Peer reviewed articles
 PhD or MBA dissertations and research
 Public library
 Scholarly articles
 Isolated studies or academic research
 Educational institutions and their websites
 To determine reliability of online sites and
organizations, look at the URL’s ending:
 If the site ends in .edu, it is most likely an
educational institution. Be aware, however, of political
bias.
 If the site ends in .gov, it is most likely a reliable
government website. These sites usually provide good
sources for statistics and objective reports.
 If the site ends in .org, it is usually a non-profit
organization.
 These sources vary in being good or poor sources of
information and you will still need to research their
possible agendas and biases, if they exist
 Online journals and magazines:
 Reliable journals and magazines should
contain a bibliography for every article

 Listssources within that bibliography that


can be extensive and should include
scholarly, and non-Internet sources

 THINK: do these sources (evidence)


support the articles’ focus/main idea?
 News sources:
 Every television and print news source has a
website
 Beware! Sometimes their focus is to entertain
rather than inform
 Think of these sources as a stepping stone to
more reliable sources
The following are unreliable sources because they require
confirmation with a reliable source:
 Wikipedia: although this is a good starting point for finding initial
ideas about a topic, some of their information and attached resources
may not be reliable
 Blogs, tweets
 Personal websites
 Forums
 Sites created by organizations that may have political or biased
agendas
 Sites that provide biased information
 Self-published sources
 Opinionated articles such as editorials
 Online sources with an URL that ends in html, which is the basic
building blocks of web pages
Some online sources with an URL that end in
.com are unreliable:
 Sites of companies that conduct their business
over the internet. Some of these sites are
unreliable because they have hidden agendas.
 THINK: are they trying to sell me something? A
product? An idea?
Citations

Information for this Power Point


provided by Wikipedia.
;) Just Kidding

Here’s the REAL Reliable Source: (note that the site is .edu)

Austin Peay State University Academic Support Center Writing Lab


“Reliable and Unreliable Sources” Oct 29 2012
http://www.apsu.edu/sites/apsu.edu/files/academic-support-center/Re
liable_and_Unreliable_Sources.pdf
Today…
 SPI 0701.4.4 Distinguish between primary (i.e., interviews,
letters, diaries, newspapers, personal narratives) and
secondary (i.e., reference books, periodicals, Internet,
biographies)
 SPI 0701.4.2 Identify levels of reliability among resources
(e.g., eyewitness account, newspaper account, supermarket
tabloid account, Internet source).
EXIT TICKET

How can you tell the difference between a primary


and secondary source?

List two reliable resources you could use when


researching a famous person involved in the civil
rights movement.

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