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Intellectual Wholeness

Information Knowledge

Applies to facts told, read, or communicated that may be unorganized and even unrelated. An organized body of information, or the comprehension and understanding consequent on having acquired and organized a body of facts.

To Learn

VERB

 Knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.  The act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill. "learning." Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. HarperCollins Publishers. 27 Aug. 2010. .

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Evaluating Sources

URL

.com or .edu The work of an individual without authority .com or .org Pop up ads / organization or company not well known

edu, .com or .org

Credentials are clear on the website .

gov

government,

.org, or .com

Posted by a reputable, well-known organization

.edu

maintained by university or faculty

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Currency

No date indicating when the information was published or revised.

[Internet] The date given is three years old; no revisions have been made.

[Internet] The site has been created and updated within the past three years.

[Internet] The site was created or updated within the past six months. All sources are current.

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Relevance

Unrelated to the topic or audience.

Somewhat related to the topic, but not useful or appropriate to the audience.

Related to the topic, possibly as an overview or background information; related to the audience.

Complete and related to the topic; related to its intended audience.

Evaluating Sources

Authority

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Not named.

Named, but spelling and other errors indicate a lack of knowledge and thought.

Named, but credentials and contact information are incomplete.

Name and credentials are given and indicate expertise in the field. Contact information has also been included.

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Accuracy

Incorrect; biased opinions stated as fact.

Out-of-date and contradicts other sources.

Information was accurate, but undocumented.

Information is reliable, error-free, and correctly cited.

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Purpose

Personal: whiny, argumentative, argumentative.

Sell, persuade, promote.

Factual information with some personal opinion included.

Supports scholarly research with factual information.

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