Score Levels 4

Author -The author is a well-known expert in his/her field of study -The author has written multiple articles(4 or more) -The author is able to be contacted easily -The author is relatively wellknown and is an expert in his/her field of study - The author has only written 2 or 3 articles -The author is able to be contacted -The author is an expert is his/her field of study -The author has only written 2 articles -It is difficult to contact the author -The author is not an expert in his/her field of study -The author has only written 1 article -The author cannot be contacted -Author knows absolutely nothing about the topic -The author has only written one article -The authors name cannot be found

Publication -The publisher is well-known and has a good reputation -The website has a domain of .edu or .gov

Reliability -Date is very recent (last year or 2 years ago) -Very clear bias -Completely relevant information -Is not a first or second edition -Date is recent(3 or 4 years ago) -Mostly clear bias -Mostly relevant -May be a first or second edition

Reviews -Reviewed by multiple editors -Received good reviews -Reviews are completely reliable

Recommendations -Recommended by multiple reliable people such as a librarian, teacher, researcher or scientist

-The publisher is known and has a somewhat good reputation -The website has a domain of .edu, .gov, or .net

-Reviewed by a small number of editors -Received somewhat good reviews -Reviews are reliable

-Recommended by different reliable people such as a librarian, teacher, researcher, or scientist

-The publisher is somewhat known -The website has a domain of .edu, .gov, .net, or org

-Date is not very recent(5 or 6 years ago) -Not very clear bias -Somewhat relevant -First edition -Date is not recent(7-10 years ago) -Hidden bias -Barely relevant -First edition

-Reviewed by a single editor(or no editor) -Received neutral reviews -Reviews are somewhat reliable -Reviewed by a single editor/peer review group -Received bad reviews

-Recommended by a few different reliable people such as a librarian, teacher, researcher, or scientist

-The publisher is barely known -The website has a domain of .com

-Recommended by nonreliable people

-The publisher is not known at all -The website has a domain of .com

-Date is not recent at all(More than 10 years ago) -Extremely hidden bias -Not relevant at all -No edition

-Reviewed by no one

-Not recommended at all

Scoring Key F 0-5 Site not valid AT ALL and should not be used D 6-10 Site mostly not valid and should not be usedz C 11-15 Site somewhat valid but should not be used B 16-20 Site mostly valid and can be used A 21-25 Site completely valid and should be used