Evaluating Authority
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Some Things to Look for to Evaluate Authority
- Educated on this particular subject (Credentials in the subject)
- Recognizes what they don’t know
- Is transparent about research methods (describes how conclusion was reached)
- Shows how their research fits into the larger context of the subject
- Source was Peer Reviewed
- Author discloses potential bias
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Source: LibraryITBucknell (2019). What makes a source authoritative? [video]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G80XMIW42fI
Sue Ellen Henry, Professor of Education and Director of the Teaching and Learning Center at Bucknell University, talks about what makes a source authoritative. For more information, see the Bertrand Library's ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education page, "Authority is Constructed and Contextual": http://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu...