SHOULD I If you need Is impartial

If you use the

USE THIS
Yes No information, present
unbiased information
both sides of the
information, look required?
INFORMATION? elsewhere.
argument

No OK

WHY?
WHO?

Is it directly Yes
Can you
identify the Yes
Are they an Yes
Is its aim to
provide Yes Is it Yes
USE IT!
relevant to
author or
authority in
unbiased
sufficiently (But also consult
my topic? the field? up to date? other sources)
organisation? information?
WHO? WHEN?
WHAT?

No No No No

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distracting, so don’t
waste time reading
irrelevant
information.
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either, look elsewhere
for information.
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SHOULD I If you need Is impartial
If you use the

USE THIS
Yes No information, present
unbiased information
both sides of the
information, look required?
INFORMATION? elsewhere.
argument

No OK

WHY?
WHO?

Is it directly Yes
Can you
identify the Yes
Are they an Yes
Is its aim to
provide Yes Is it Yes
USE IT!
relevant to authority in sufficiently
my topic?
author or
the field?
unbiased
up to date?
(But also consult
organisation? information? other sources)
WHO? WHEN?
WHAT?

No No No No

The internet can be
distracting, so don’t
waste time reading
irrelevant
information.
If you can’t identify
either, look elsewhere
for information.
If you’re not sure it Check the publication date
was written by a and if the web site is still
respected author or being maintained. If it is
organisation, look not current enough, look
elsewhere. elsewhere.

Created by Cardiff University Library Service.

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Should I
use this
If you use the
If you need Yes Is impartial No information, present
unbiased information
both sides of the

information?
information, look required?
argument
elsewhere.

No OK

Is it directly Yes
Can you
identify the Yes
Are they an Yes
Is its aim to
provide Yes Is it Yes
Use it!
relevant to
author or
authority in
unbiased
sufficiently (But also
my topic? the field? up to date?
organisation? information?
consult other
sources)
No No No No

The internet can be
distracting, so don’t
waste time reading
irrelevant
information.
If you can’t identify
either, look elsewhere
for information.
If you’re not sure it Check the publication date
was written by a and if the web site is still
respected author or being maintained. If it is
organisation, look not current enough, look
elsewhere. elsewhere.

Created by Cardiff University Library Service.

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Should I
use this
If you use the
If you need Yes Is impartial No information, present
unbiased information
both sides of the

information?
information, look required?
argument
elsewhere.

No OK

Is it directly Yes
Can you
identify the Yes
Are they an Yes
Is its aim to
provide Yes Is it Yes
Use it!
relevant to
author or
authority in
unbiased
sufficiently (But also
my topic? the field? up to date?
organisation? information?
consult other
sources)
No No No No

The internet can be
distracting, so don’t
waste time reading
irrelevant
information.
If you can’t identify
either, look elsewhere
for information.
If you’re not sure it Check the publication date
was written by a and if the web site is still
respected author or being maintained. If it is
organisation, look not current enough, look
elsewhere. elsewhere.

Created by Cardiff University Library Service.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.