Reliable Sources

Which Ones are Reliable Sources of Information? There are several ways in which one can judge the reliability of an online source from the criteria listed in the PowerPoint: The library, online video, audio, and visuals. The library is a very good way to judge the reliability of the sources found online. Peer reviews and scholarly articles can be found within the archives of the library. According to Angelo State University (2015), peer review are articles written by experts and are reviewed by several other experts in the field before the article is published in the journal in order to insure the article's quality. Next there is online video. Online video is a great way to determine the credibility of a source because it is an eye witness account from the writer. Also, there are audio reviews, which you can quote the statement of the individual. In addition, there are other ways to cite a source, personal interview, and conference proceeding’s. According to MLA style (2015), an interview that you conduct should be included on the Works Cited page. Lastly, conference proceedings. Conference proceedings can be a good source to cite because you are the creditable source and or the conference is either personal, audio or video. In contrast, not all information in a peer …show more content…
Wikipedia is an instable website because anyone can challenge the credibility of the writers and the next time one is on the site the information is updated. For example, Katharine Q. Seelye (2005) writes about John Seigenthaler Sr. a 78 year old and former editor of the Tennessean in Nashville who learned from reading a post in Wikipedia that he was "was thought to have been directly involved in the Kennedy assassinations of both John and his brother Bobby"( Seelye, 2005, para. 1). Another example is Jimmy Giles (2005) wrote that “Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of the accuracy of its science