Outline about Wedding traditions between KSA and India
Source Reliability Score Sheet
Use this checklist as a guideline to help you decide whether an online source is reliable.
Hint: The higher score you get, the better your source!
| Key
8 or more points: This is probably a reliable source; consider using it. 5 – 7 points: This might be a good source; try to find out more about it before using it 4 points or fewer: This is probably not a reliable source to use |
Website (The name not the address):
URL (The address):
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How old is the information?
Articles that must be written recently to be valid:
e.g. science and technological developments current events Articles that can be old and relevant: e.g.: humanities historical document |
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The information is current for my topic of interest. |
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| Reliability
Is this information accurate? What is the origin of the information? |
The webpage sponsored by a company/a group of people. | -1
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The information comes from a school or government organization. (.edu, .gov and sometimes .org—nonprofit) |
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| ACCOUNTABILITY
Who is behind the information? Look for their qualifications
The author should be accountable |
The name of the author is given. | 1
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| The information is from a known and trusted organization. | 1 | 0 | ||
| There a bibliography citing the website sources used/ links go to other reliable information. | 1 | 0 | ||
| Purpose
What is the motive of the site? a .com site may try to sell you something, a .edu site most often exists for the sake of education |
The website aims to inform you and present various sides of an argument or issue. | 1
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| The information uses neutral language. | 1 | 0 | ||
| The site is biased and supports only 1 point of view. | -1 | 0 | ||
| The main purpose of this site is to sell a product or provide a service. | -2 | 0 | ||
| Content | This site has information that is relevant to my topic. | 1 | 0 | |
| This site uses language and explanations I can easily understand. | 1 | 0 |
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| Accuracy
Information found on the internet always needs to be verified with a reliable source, and all information a bibliography used should be included in |
I have verified the information on this site on 2 other websites, or using reliable offline resources. | 1 | 0 |
