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Websites
Search Google for your topic keywords. Look for government, education, and/or organization webpages as well as news/magazine publications. Remember when using web sources from unfamiliar publishers that you need to use the highest level of scrutiny to evaluate the source's publisher, author, and reputation. Before using information found on a website, consider the following criteria to evaluate its credibility.
Who is the author and publisher?
What are his/her qualifications and/or reputation?
What is the purpose of the website or source?
How reliable is the information - can you verify the claims made independently by viewing other sources?
A really important skill to learn when searching the web is lateral reading. View the short video below to learn more about this skill and how you can quickly integrate it into your information searching process to ensure you have high quality sources.