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There are three rules in sourcing materials for assignment which are the source should be credible, reliable and valid. What are the examples of less reliable and reliable source? Less reliable sourcing materials are come from blogs, discussion forum, social network and yahoo answer while more reliable source are academic journal and education web. The less reliable sourcing materials can read but cannot use and cite it in academic writings.
How to know materials are credible, reliable and valid?
You can observe three criteria in order to recognize whether the sourcing materials which are URL address, content and currency. Firstly, URL address that have .gov, .edu, .ac, .org are website that you can trust and take the materials from that while for .com URL address you must be cautious when want to use materials from that. Since, it is for commercial. Next, about content. You must observe the references, audience, author and bias/prejudice in the content. From references provide by author, you can see whether the author use other source in his writings. At least, you can know whether the author use the right source. You also can look to whom the article was written for and it is the article suitable on what you want to write in assignment. Then, look into the author expertness area whether he is very expert in the area like he has been working in affiliated company. Moreover, look at the credential whether the author is certified from any university. Last but not least, google the author bio and look for another information like maybe the author has won any competition in that area. You also must look for the currency like date and copyright, is it the article has been updated recently or it has been outdated. Besides, look at the copyright at the bottom of the webpage for more information about the article.
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