{"id":178,"date":"2019-01-22T22:04:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=178"},"modified":"2019-01-22T22:04:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T22:04:03","slug":"evaluating-sources","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/chapter\/evaluating-sources\/","title":{"raw":"Evaluating Sources","rendered":"Evaluating Sources"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>Evaluating Sources<\/h1>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-15399\" src=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/Evaluate-your-sources.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/Evaluate-your-sources.png 1042w, https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/Evaluate-your-sources-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/Evaluate-your-sources-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/Evaluate-your-sources-1024x694.png 1024w\" alt=\"Evaluate your sources\" width=\"593\" height=\"402\" \/>As you gather sources for your research, you\u2019ll need to know how to assess the validity and reliability of the materials you find.\r\n\r\nKeep in mind that the sources you find have all been put out there by groups, organizations, corporations, or individuals who have some motivation for getting this information to you. To be a good researcher, you need to learn how to assess the materials you find and determine their reliability\u2014before deciding if you want to use them and, if so, how you want to use them.\r\n\r\nWhether you are examining material in books, journals, magazines, newspapers, or websites, you want to consider several issues before deciding if and how to use the material you have found.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/research-and-citations\/evaluating-sources\/evaluating-sources-source-suitability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suitability<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/research-and-citations\/evaluating-sources\/evaluating-sources-authorship-and-authority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Authorship and Authority<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/research-and-citations\/evaluating-sources\/evaluating-sources-documentation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Documentation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/research-and-citations\/evaluating-sources\/evaluating-sources-timely-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Timeliness<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h1>Evaluating Sources<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-15399\" src=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/Evaluate-your-sources.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/Evaluate-your-sources.png 1042w, https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/Evaluate-your-sources-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/Evaluate-your-sources-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/Evaluate-your-sources-1024x694.png 1024w\" alt=\"Evaluate your sources\" width=\"593\" height=\"402\" \/>As you gather sources for your research, you\u2019ll need to know how to assess the validity and reliability of the materials you find.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that the sources you find have all been put out there by groups, organizations, corporations, or individuals who have some motivation for getting this information to you. To be a good researcher, you need to learn how to assess the materials you find and determine their reliability\u2014before deciding if you want to use them and, if so, how you want to use them.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are examining material in books, journals, magazines, newspapers, or websites, you want to consider several issues before deciding if and how to use the material you have found.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/research-and-citations\/evaluating-sources\/evaluating-sources-source-suitability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suitability<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/research-and-citations\/evaluating-sources\/evaluating-sources-authorship-and-authority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Authorship and Authority<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/research-and-citations\/evaluating-sources\/evaluating-sources-documentation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Documentation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/research-and-citations\/evaluating-sources\/evaluating-sources-timely-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Timeliness<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-178\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Evaluating Sources. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL). <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/research\/evaluating-sources\/\">https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/research\/evaluating-sources\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":17533,"menu_order":13,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Evaluating Sources\",\"author\":\"Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL)\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/research\/evaluating-sources\/\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-178","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":24,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":185,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/178\/revisions\/185"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/24"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/178\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=178"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=178"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}