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Is this a good website???

Is this a good website???. RAD CAB http://www.radcab.com By Karen Christensson Book and all products available from Upstart Books. Is your source of information relevant ?. Form focus questions. Broad Narrow Determine keywords and phrases. .

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Is this a good website???

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  1. Is this a good website???

  2. RAD CAB http://www.radcab.com By Karen Christensson Book and all products available from Upstart Books

  3. Is your source of informationrelevant? • Form focus questions. • Broad • Narrow • Determine keywords and phrases.

  4. Is this source appropriatefor your research? • Is the resource… • an opinion piece? • a popular item? • a scholarly work? • What do you know about • the author? • the publisher? • the date of publication?

  5. It’s all in the details… • Site maps • Page organization • Works cited pages • External links • Internal search engine • Interactive and graphic elements • Design appeal

  6. Is this source current? • Has an idea once believed as truth been disproved by new discoveries? • Some fields require more time-sensitive information than others. • When searching news events, look for the last updated date in the header or footer. • Some sites are not updated due to poor site maintenance.

  7. Does the writer have authority to discuss the topic? • Determine an author’s expertise by investigating educational background, work experience, and lists of other writings. • Locate information about the author by looking in the header or footer. • Use a search engine to find an online résumé or page about the author's credentials.

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