Harold L. Drimmer Library Research Guides: Source Evaluation & Annotated Bibliographies: ACCURACY of a Source

Source Accuracy

Is this information vetted and how scholarly is it? Can it be verified?

Where does the information come from?
Is the information supported by evidence?
Has the information been reviewed or refereed?
Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge?
Does the language or tone seem unbiased and free of emotion?
Are there spelling, grammar or typographical errors?

Alice Goffman's Implausible Ethnography
Campos, Paul. "Alice Goffman's Implausible Ethnography," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 Aug. 2015. Web.
Why A Journalist Scammed The Media Into Spreading Bad Chocolate Science
Godoy, Maria. "Why A Journalist Scammed The Media Into Spreading Bad Chocolate Science," Science Friday, 28 May 2015. NRP.org. Web.
Survival of the Wrongest
Freedman, David H. "Survival of the Wrongest." Columbia Journalism Review January/February 2013. CCJR.org, 2015. Web.

Scientists Warn About Bias In the Facebook and Twitter Data Used In Millions Of Studies
Parnell, Brid-Anne. "Scientists Warn About Bias In The Facebook And Twitter Data Used In Millions Of Studies." Forbes.com. Forbes, 27 Nov. 2014. Web. 12 Oct. 2015.