Credibility Versus Reliability by Deborah Rinio

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Credibility Versus Reliability

Published on Feb 16, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Your Bibliography

Should include the following...

1. Diversity (variety) of source type

2. Library Databases

3. Credible Sources

Credibility V. Reliability

Credibility is the trustworthiness of your source.

All your sources should be credible!

Credibility includes:

Current
Relevant
Author
Accurate
Purpose

Reliability

helps determine accuracy

If your sources are reliable

the facts are supported by evidence

10.

What does evidence look like?

Citations. Quotes. Links to references.

11.

This source is reliable because... it contains a bibliography, quotations OR
This source is reliable because... my other sources repeat the same information.

12.

What does credibility look like?

It includes:
reliability
authority
currency
(everything in CRAAP test)

13.

This source is credible because... the author is an expert on the topic and the article is very current
OR
This source is credible because... the topic was published this year (currency), the information is backed up with sources (reliability), and the information is unbiased (purpose).

Deborah Rinio

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