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MATH 101: MATH 101

Credibility?

NCSU Libraries, 2015

Evaluating Sources

Currency: the timeliness of the information

Relevance: the importance of the information for your needs

Authority: the source of the information

Accuracy: the reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the content

Purpose: the reason the information exists

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