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Criteria for Evaluating Author's Authority

How do you investigate an author’s authority on a topic?

•Educational background

•Community affiliations

•Work experience

•Support their claims with others’ research

Searching for Information about the Author(s)

Authority: source

Who is the author/publisher? What are his/her/their credentials?

Strategies for finding information about the author:

Does the publication provide information about the author, such as the institution with which they are affiliated?
- Search for that institution and look for the author in the directory
  - Look for a CV and list of publications
Do a Google search on the author's name
- Look for a CV, LinkedIn page, etc.

Authority is Contextual

•What did you discover?

•Any interesting revelations?

•Is authority context based?

Evaluating Authority of Authors

Group 1 - College sports fans

Scholarly Article:

Rudd, Andy, and Brian S. Gordon. "An Exploratory Investigation of Sportsmanship Attitudes Among College Student Basketball Fans." Journal Of Sport Behavior 33, no. 4 (December 2010): 466-488.

https://search-proquest-com.du.idm.oclc.org/docview/792664610?accountid=14608

Newspaper Article:

Mallozzi, Vincent M. "At Cornell, Catch of the Day Is Always Best on Ice." New York Times, November 05, 2006, 10.

https://search-proquest-com.du.idm.oclc.org/docview/433430407?accountid=14608

Group 2 - GI Bill

Scholarly Article:

Lisa Pinley Covert

“The GI Bill Abroad: A Postwar Experiment in International Relations,” Diplomatic History. Apr 2016, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p244-268.

http://du.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=113663411&site=ehost-live&scope=site

News Article:

Brian Mockenhaupt, “Veterans tackle another objective: Elite colleges,” Washington Post, Nov 26, 2018, B2.

https://search-proquest-com.du.idm.oclc.org/docview/2137335150?accountid=14608