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Source Evaluation Form

Source evaluation generally rests on five categories: Authority, Accuracy, Objectivity, Currency and Coverage. All five of these categories aid the evaluator in determining the authenticity of a source, and thus its value for research. For any website or article you use for your research, fill in the information below.

Remember: Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source, nor are book reviews.

What is the question you are trying to answer with this research?

Why Ahmedabad (India ) is known as “city of heritage”.

Citation Information (Complete as Relevant)

Author of Article/Webpage ND

Title of Article/Webpage Historic City of Ahmadabad

Title of Journal, Vol No., Iss. No.

Title of Website World Heritage list

Complete Website URL https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1551

Date Website Found; Website Host 2000

CRITERIA #1: AuthorityAuthority with regard to topic—Why does this author have credibility? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

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Please provide the following:

• Author of site or article • Author’s credentials, expertise, or experience• URL type

This article is published by UNESO and this is an recognize institute however the name of author is not mentioned.

CRITERIA #2: ObjectivityObjectivity—Is the source biased or objective? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

Ratings

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Please Provide the Following:

• Tell whether the source is biased or not• If the source is biased, tell how you know

• What is the point the source is trying to make?• Is it free of advertising? If

not, is advertising related to

the content?

Source is objective there is nothing biased in it. It is free of advertising and run by UNESO.

CRITERIA #3: AccuracyAccuracy—is the information accurate? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

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Please Provide the Following:

• Is there a bibliography, footnotes, or work cited?

• Can you verify the information some other way?

No there is no foot note or bibliography found. Yes information can be verified with other online sources

CRITERIA #4: Currency

Currency—is the information current? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

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Please Provide the Following:

• Is the research recent?

• If a Web page, provide the date-stamp• If an article, provide the publication date of article or journal

It is published in 2017 and there is no information of update.

CRITERIA #5: UsabilityUsability—is the source well designed and scholarly? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

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Please Provide the Following:

• Organization logical

• Information presented is error-free (spelling,

punctuation)

• Readily identifiable link back to the institutional or

organizational home page

• Site reliably accessible

Organization is very good. No spelling or logical error found.

Yes, it is linked with main page/ home page of website.

Your Assessment of Source

Rating based on the total number of points:

5-9 points: poor

10-14 points: fair

15-19 points: good

20-25 points: excellent ______23_______

Your personal assessment—would you recommend this site or journal? Why or why not?

Yes, I would recommend this site to general audience. Details and facts are well presented only lacking is author’s name and sources.

Your Summary of Source

Please provide a brief summary of 5-7 sentences of your source. Do not evaluate (i.e. did you like it, or it covered a, then b), just summarize.

This is from the world heritage list site and it is controlled and run by UNESO. It provide detailed information, but the issue is related to the credentials of author / name is not provided for this article. I like this article and would like to recommend it to all who are interested in World heritage or historical places. This is are reliable site and anyone can use it according to one’s need.

Source Evaluation Form -2

Source evaluation generally rests on five categories: Authority, Accuracy, Objectivity, Currency and Coverage. All five of these categories aid the evaluator in determining the authenticity of a source, and thus its value for research. For any website or article you use for your research, fill in the information below.

Remember: Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source, nor are book reviews.

What is the question you are trying to answer with this research?

Why Ahmedabad Is different from other cities?

Citation Information (Complete as Relevant)

Author of Article/Webpage Mahadevia, Darshini; Desai, Renu; Vyas, Suchita

Title of Article/Webpage City profile : Ahmedabad

Title of Journal, Vol No., Iss. No.

Title of Website IDRC Digital Library

Complete Website URL https://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/handle/10625/55670

Date Website Found; Website Host 2017

CRITERIA #1: AuthorityAuthority with regard to topic—Why does this author have credibility? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

Ratings

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Please provide the following:

• Author of site or article • Author’s credentials, expertise, or experience• URL type

This article is published in IDRC Digital Library and all the three authors are Professors of center for Urban Equity, CEPT University)and this is working paper.

CRITERIA #2: ObjectivityObjectivity—Is the source biased or objective? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

Ratings

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5

Please Provide the Following:

• Tell whether the source is biased or not• If the source is biased, tell how you know

• What is the point the source is trying to make?• Is it free of advertising? If

not, is advertising related to

the content?

It is general information nothing biased in it. It is free from advertising and free pdf available on line.

CRITERIA #3: AccuracyAccuracy—is the information accurate? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

Ratings

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Please Provide the Following:

• Is there a bibliography, footnotes, or work cited?

• Can you verify the information some other way?

Yes long list of bibliography available and mostly sources can be verified through online access

CRITERIA #4: Currency

Currency—is the information current? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

Ratings

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Please Provide the Following:

• Is the research recent?

• If a Web page, provide the date-stamp• If an article, provide the publication date of article or journal

Research is not recent ,. It is done in 2014 and after that no update done in this paper.

CRITERIA #5: UsabilityUsability—is the source well designed and scholarly? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

Ratings

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Please Provide the Following:

• Organization logical

• Information presented is error-free (spelling,

punctuation)

• Readily identifiable link back to the institutional or

organizational home page

• Site reliably accessible

It is logical with no spelling or punctuation error. Site is reliability access and yes, it is linked with college .

Your Assessment of Source

Rating based on the total number of points:

5-9 points: poor

10-14 points: fair

15-19 points: good

20-25 points: excellent __22___________

Your personal assessment—would you recommend this site or journal? Why or why not?

Yes as the assessment score is 22 so I would like to recommend it .

Your Summary of Source

Please provide a brief summary of 5-7 sentences of your source. Do not evaluate (i.e. did you like it, or it covered a, then b), just summarize.

It is recommended site and there is no issues of source reliability. It is library site and no commercial element there. It is good for general audience and an academic source. The author date and sources are well described. It can be accessed easily and free to use.

Source Evaluation Form -3

Source evaluation generally rests on five categories: Authority, Accuracy, Objectivity, Currency and Coverage. All five of these categories aid the evaluator in determining the authenticity of a source, and thus its value for research. For any website or article you use for your research, fill in the information below.

Remember: Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source, nor are book reviews.

What is the question you are trying to answer with this research?

Why Ahmedabad (India ) is known as “city of heritage”?

Citation Information (Complete as Relevant)

Author of Article/Webpage VIDYA RAJA

Title of Article/Webpage How Ahmedabad Became India’s First UNESCO-Recognized World Heritage City

Title of Journal, Vol No., Iss. No.

Title of Website The Better India

Complete Website URL

https://www.thebetterindia.com/108053/ahmedabad-indias-first-unesco-recognised-world-heritage-city/

Date Website Found; Website Host 2017

CRITERIA #1: AuthorityAuthority with regard to topic—Why does this author have credibility? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

Ratings

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5

Please provide the following:

• Author of site or article • Author’s credentials, expertise, or experience• URL type

Yes author name is there, and he is a professional/ senior article writer for better India.

CRITERIA #2: ObjectivityObjectivity—Is the source biased or objective? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

Ratings

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3

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5

Please Provide the Following:

• Tell whether the source is biased or not• If the source is biased, tell how you know

• What is the point the source is trying to make?• Is it free of advertising? If

not, is advertising related to

the content?

It is commercial website and few advertisements may be available .

CRITERIA #3: AccuracyAccuracy—is the information accurate? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

Ratings

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5

Please Provide the Following:

• Is there a bibliography, footnotes, or work cited?

• Can you verify the information some other way?

No bibliography or source list available. no it is not possible to verify information

CRITERIA #4: Currency

Currency—is the information current? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

Ratings

1

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3

4

5

Please Provide the Following:

• Is the research recent?

• If a Web page, provide the date-stamp• If an article, provide the publication date of article or journal

There is date stamp but since last two years it is not updated

CRITERIA #5: UsabilityUsability—is the source well designed and scholarly? | (1=Low; 5=High)

Criteria and types of evidence

How the Web site being evaluated met the criterion

Ratings

1

2

3

4

5

Please Provide the Following:

• Organization logical

• Information presented is error-free (spelling,

punctuation)

• Readily identifiable link back to the institutional or

organizational home page

• Site reliably accessible

It is organization , logical without spelling mistake.

Your Assessment of Source

Rating based on the total number of points:

5-9 points: poor

10-14 points: fair

15-19 points: good

20-25 points: excellent ___16__________

Your personal assessment—would you recommend this site or journal? Why or why not?

Yes , it is good for general information but cannot be use as academic source

Your Summary of Source

Please provide a brief summary of 5-7 sentences of your source. Do not evaluate (i.e. did you like it, or it covered a, then b), just summarize.

IT is a commercial site however author is professional. It is written in 2017 but not updates there is no source list for this article and the authenticity of article cannot be checked. It is good to use as a general article but it can’t be use as an academic source.