| Currency | When was the information last updated or revised? Do the links work? |
| Relevance | Is the information relevant to your topic? Who is the intended audience? Have you looked at a number of sources before determining that this is the one you'd like to use? |
| Authority | Who is publishing the information? What is the author's credentials/qualifications? Is there contact information, i.e. email or phone number? What domain is used - .edu, .org, .gov, .com, etc.? |
| Accuracy | Where does the information come from? Have you balanced the presented information against other sources? Does there appear to be an agenda or bias in the information? Are there spelling or grammatical type errors?
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| Purpose | What is the purpose of the information - to teach, entertain, persuade, sell? Is the information fact, opinion, or propaganda? Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases? |
