USE CARRDSS TO HELP YOU EVALUATE
YOUR SOURCES!

CREDIBILITY:  Who is the author? What are his or her credentials?

ACCURACY:  Can facts, statistics, or other information be verified through other sources? Based on your knowledge, does the information seem accurate?

RELIABILITY:  Does the source present a particular view or bias?

RELEVANCE:  Does this information directly support my hypothesis/thesis or help to answer my question?  Does it prove my hypothesis/thesis wrong?

DATE:  When was this information created? When was it revised? Are these dates meaningful in terms of the subject matter?

SOURCES BEHIND THE TEXT:  Did the author use reliable, credible sources?

SCOPE:  Does this source address my hypothesis/thesis/question in a comprehensive or peripheral way? Is it a scholarly or popular treatment?