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  2. Wikipedia:Reliable sources - Wikipedia

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    The term is most commonly associated with text materials, either in traditional printed format or online; however, audio, video, and multimedia materials that have been recorded then broadcast, distributed, or archived by a reputable party may also meet the necessary criteria to be considered reliable sources.

  3. Wikipedia:What is a reliable source? - Wikipedia

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    The age of a source affects its relevance and usefulness in research. In fast-changing areas, recent publications are important for the latest findings. Older sources may provide foundational knowledge or history, but one must consider their date. Understanding the context of both new and old sources is essential for clarity.

  4. You should always try to use the best possible source, particularly when writing about living people. These are general guidelines, but the topic of reliable sources is a complicated one, and is impossible to fully cover here. You can find more information at Wikipedia:Verifiability and at Wikipedia:Reliable sources.

  5. Wikipedia:Reliable sources checklist - Wikipedia

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    Here's a checklist to help organize your evaluation of a source. Remember, this checklist is useful to identify whether a source is likely to be appropriate for general use in an average article. No source is always unreliable for every statement, and no source is always reliable for any statement .

  6. Help:Find sources - Wikipedia

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    To help find sources, Wikipedians have developed a number of source-finding templates which link to searches most likely to find references suitable for use in articles. The most well-known of these is {{ find sources }} , an inline template which can be used almost anywhere.

  7. Wikipedia : WikiProject Unreferenced articles/How to guide

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    See below in the section "aids for finding sources" for some tips on where to find other sources. If after the last step, there are still no general references (entries in the References section) and no inline citions then either leave the existing {{unreferenced}} on the article or add one. You now have three choices:

  8. Wikipedia:Common sourcing mistakes (notability) - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, a specific type of reference work properly containing articles on topics of knowledge.Wikipedia employs the concept of notability to avoid indiscriminate inclusion of topics by attempting to ensure that the subjects of articles are "worthy of notice" – by including articles only on topics that the world has taken note of by substantively treating them in ...

  9. CRAAP test - Wikipedia

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    The CRAAP test is a test to check the objective reliability of information sources across academic disciplines. CRAAP is an acronym for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. [1] Due to a vast number of sources existing online, it can be difficult to tell whether these sources are trustworthy to use as tools for research.