When we start to do an assignment, we usually search for the
ideas and materials to write about. The easy way is to get help from the other
writers. However, there are too many of sources nowadays. Can you trust all of
it? Why? The reasons are not every information given is accurate. Instead, most
of it is based on their thoughts and opinions.
The good source must be valid, credible and reliable. Journal
is one of the examples of reliable sources. Meanwhile, there are also some
sources that are less reliable such as blogs, discussion forum, yahoo answers
and others. Although it is less reliable, we still can refer to it based on the
contents. As for example blogs that consists of academic information such as
about science and many more.
There are few tips that I get from my lecturer on how to
find a good source especially in internet. When you find a source in the
internet, first thing to do is to check the URL address. Second thing is by referring
to the content. When talking about the content, first thing to refer is about
the author. The author must be an expert and have credentials. If the company,
it must be an affiliated company. Second thing is about the audience. Then, you
have to look on the content and lastly check on the references. The references
show that the author gets the information from the reliable sources and can be
trusted. Next is by checking the date of the website. It is better to choose updated
information in choosing our sources.
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