ABC's of Reliability and Usefulness

A = Author
B = Bias
C = Coverage
D = Dates
E = Editor


Now, in more depth: 

Author : Who are you?


 











Who wrote it?   
Is he or she an expert on the subject?


Bias (Purpose and Sponsor): Who made this available to me?  Why are you doing this? 

For what purpose has this been published?  Who is the sponsor?  Are they trustworthy?

Are they trying to share true information, or do they have a bias that might cause them to slip into disinformation -- intentionally or unintentionally?

Coverage: Is this something I need or want?
Does this include the material that you need? 

Does it make sense? 
Does what you're learning fit with what you already know to be true, or with what you've found in reliable sources?  Is it the information that you need? 

Dates:  Is it up-to-date, if that's what I need?
Is this time-sensitive material? 
Has the site been updated recently? 

Editor:  Did you care when you made this?
Does this look like somebody cares, or are there a lot of mistakes?
(How well has it been edited? Does it seem that someone cared enough to make it correct and readable?)

What are you seeing in this series of photos?