Com 156 Appendix E

Associate Level Material

Appendix E

Strategies for Gathering and Evaluating Sources

Source | What makes the source credible or what does not make it credible? Consider the following when addressing the source: What is the author’s affiliation to any organization related to the subject of the article? Does he or she have an ulterior motive? * What is the author’s experience with the subject, including academic or professional credentials related to the subject of the source article? Does she or he have what it takes to understand the complexities of the subject? * Does this article report on information that the author experienced personally, or is it a summary or retelling of information from other sources? How close is the author to the actual information? * Is the information current? When was the information published or last updated? Might there be resources with more current information? * In general, does the information in the source article match the information found in other sources? Or is the information different or unique? Can this information be confirmed by more sources than just this one? * Does the source make any claims without having evidence to support them? | Explain in at least two to four sentences what information you can gather from this source? |

Source namePrescription Drug Misuse Among Club Drug-Using Young Adults | I believe the source is credible because it is a study on young adults who use drugs that also go to clubs. I found this source on the University library when I looked up articles on Prescription Drugs. It has evidence to back up the claims. | Clubs is a place that most young adults go to be able to have fun. Also, they go there to find drugs and try new things. Not only do they use prescription drugs to get high but they are also using more than one type of drug to stay high. |

Source name“Most of the Time You Already Know”: Pharmaceutical Information Assembly by Young Adults on the Internet. | This...