Personal Author
Who wrote this work? What are their qualifications?
Locate what else this person has written: search multidisciplinary and subject-specific databases
- Many articles on unrelated topics? May indicate author is not an expert
- Note the writer's institutional affiliation -- university? political group? non-profit?
- Find biographical information: use biographical databases and the author's institutional web site
Group / Organization Author
Who is the group that authored this work?
Investigate mission, sources of funding, connections to other business, political, and social organizations (see links below)
- Kennedy School at Harvard Think Tank Directory
- SourceWatch: Directory of people and organizations shaping the public agenda. Project of the Center for Media and Democracy.