Ethnography Research: Evaluating Sources

Each of the following sites provide slightly different methods for thinking about the reliability and trustworthiness of various types of information sources.  While the specific questions or points to consider when evaluating sources may differ, they all basically emphasize the same issues.  It is important to take these items as a whole...very few are 'deal-breakers;" however, if a source 'fails' the majority of the questions or points, you'd be better off not using it.