Sources of academic knowledge

In today’s world, we are surrounded by information. At the click of a mouse, we can access thousands of web pages, many containing what looks like useful information. There are also thousands of books, journals, magazines and other printed sources that present information on every possible subject. Unfortunately, much of that information is not reliable in academic terms. Information that is not reliable cannot be used as evidence in an academic discussion. To decide whether information is academically reliable, we need to ask five questions.