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Website Authority
Terms for critiquing authority of information
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| belief or prejudice that makes it difficult to give impartial or balanced information | bias |
| part of URL (web address) that tells the type of organization, geographical location, or both .gov .org .edu .k12 | domain |
| how up-to-date information is (or is not) | currency |
| evidence of authority, status, rights, etc., especially professional or educational (MD, PhD, MS, BA, Associates Degree, etc., CPA, DVM) | credentials |
| a person or organization that finances or pays the costs of developing and maintaining a website. | sponsorship |
| Universal Resource Locator: address of a website, http:// | URL |
| an accepted source of information; oran expert on a subject | authority |
| how true, precise or correct information is | accuracy |
| person who checks a publication for accuracy before it goes to print, among other things | editor |
| when a website was last edited, updated, or changed | revision date |
| trustworthiness and accuracy; comes from a reputable source | reliability |
| Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy, and example of a credential |
| .k12 | domain pointing to a public school site |
| .com | domain pointing to a commercial website |
| M.S. | Master of Science, and example of a credential. This doesnt dell us what kind of science. |
| M.D. | Medical Doctor, credential |
| D.V.M. | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |