This business of music : the definitive guide to the music industry
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■ What type of site are you viewing? What does the type lead you to expect about the site’s purpose and content?
■ Who is the author or sponsor? How credible is the person or group responsible for the site?
■ What is the purpose of the site? What does the site’s author or sponsor intend to achieve?
■ What does context tell you? What do you already know about the site’s subject that can inform your evaluation? What kinds of support or other information do the site’s links provide?
■ What does presentation tell you? Is the site’s design well thought out and effective? Is the writing clear and error-free?
■ How worthwhile is the content? Are the site’s claims well supported by evidence? Is the evidence from reliable sources?
Thank you to Lilia Murray, Murray State University, for allowing us to borrow information from her LibGuide on Copyright.
