1. Checklist

Evaluate sources by applying criteria such as:

• Authorship
• Purpose (yours and theirs)
• Bias / Perspective
• Currency
• Sponsorship / Affiliation
• Design / Production Value
• Hosting / Address

2. Deconstruction

Evaluate sources based on an understanding that you construct through open-ended inquiry. Strategies may include:

• Compare and corroborate a wide range of sources
• Create and apply questions and categories to serve a specific purpose (e.g. self-published, edited, peer-reviewed; positioning on political spectrum; theoretical approach).

(1) For more information: Harris, Frances Jacobson. I Found It on the Internet: Coming of Age Online (2nd Edition). Chicago: ALA Editions, 2011. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 15 January 2016.