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ledged as
reputable?

• Has the re-

port been re-
viewed extern-
ally by a reli-
able source?

• Government

bookstores and
Web sites

ledged as
reputable?

• Is the re-

search re-
viewed by an
authentic
source?

• What is the

purpose of the
report or doc-
ument? The
intended audi-
ence?

• TV and radio

stations

• Web sites

• Blogs

• Social media

• Is the content

appropriate for
the intended
audience?

• Is the docu-

ment access-
ible through
an index or
bibliography?

• Is the docu-

ment found in
WorldCat or
other biblio-
graphies?

• Libraries & in-

formation sys-
tems

• Can previous

reports and
other docu-
ments be re-
trieved easily?

• Is it access-

ible through a
general index?

• Bibliography

publishers in all
formats

• Librarians & informa-

tion professionals

• Publishers • Is the item

representative
of or “the best”
of its type?

Information
Organization

• Webographies

• Editors • Is the item of

a quality
worthy of its
cost?

• Professional or-

ganizations

• Webmasters

• Indexers

• Publishing com-

panies

• Subject specialists • Is the docu-

ment access-
ible through a
specialized
subject index
or biblio-
graphy?

• Is the docu-

ment access-
ible through a
specialized
subject index
or biblio-
graphy?

• Government

agencies or non-
profit agencies

• Schools

• Is the content

included in uni-
versity or
school cur-
ricula?

• Is the report

appropriate for
the intended
audience?

• Colleges and

universities

• Teachers & other aca-

demic staff

• Churches • Clergy

• Private enter-

prise

• Managers

Diffusion • Is the format

appropriate for
the intended
purpose and
audience?

• Librarians & informa-

tion professionals

• Is the content

appropriate for
the intended
audience?

• Libraries

• Social organiza-

tions

• Sales & marketing

professionals

• Blogs