source criticism

Process of evaluating an information source

Also known as information evaluation

Instance of: academic major
Subclass of: criticism
, information science

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Source criticism is the process of evaluating an information source, i.e.: a document, a person, a speech, a fingerprint, a photo, an observation, or anything used in order to obtain knowledge. In relation to a given purpose, a given information source may be more or less valid, reliable or relevant. Broadly, "source criticism" is the interdisciplinary study of how information sources are evaluated for given tasks.

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Practiced by: source critic

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