Credible Vs. Non-Credible Sources for Lupus

There are many credible as well as non-credible sources throughout the internet. Sometimes people dont realize what maybe credible or non-credible while they are researching a specific topic of choice or interest. Credible sources have a description and heading that indicates the website is focused on your specific topic of choice. It has few ads and information that is clearly footnoted or explained where the author received their information. Non- Credible sources, on the other the hand, has a ".com" web domain which means that anyone could have put information on the site. There are more than four ads on the page and there is no clear author.

Some Credible Sources are:

http://www.lupus.org/ is a credible source because it is a non-profit organization. The author is the Lupus Foundation of America and they have experience in this very important topic. Another reason why this site is a credible source is because there are no ads on this website at all.

http://www.womenshealth.gov/ is also a credible source. This website ends in ".gov" which means that it is a government organization. They clearly state where they recieved their information and where you can go to receive extra information. There are also no ads on this site.

Some Non-Credible Sources are:

http://www.wikipedia.com/ is an example of a non-credible source for a couple of reasons. There is no clear author and the people who placed these pieces of information on this site are not really experienced in this areas. The sources of information aren't really explained properly either.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/ is also a non-credible source because it ends in ".com" so anyone one could have added this information and we really dont know the author(s). Its main focus isn't lupus, however there is some information offered about lupus. The information is not really footnoted either.