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Evaluating Expertise: Sources

Learn about the value of expertise and how to assess the authority of experts, based on credentials, reputation, and situational context.

Sources and Further Reading

Alba, D. Virus Conspiracists Elevate a New Champion. New York Times, May 9, 2020.

Association of College and Research Libraries, Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Jan. 11, 2016.

Cohen, J. "Updated: In a Rare Move, Science Without Authors’ Consent Retracts Paper That Tied Mouse Virus to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." Science, Dec. 22, 2011.

Enserink, M., and Cohen, J. "Fact Checking Judy Mikovits, the Controversial Virologist Attacking Anthony Fauci in a Viral Conspiracy Video." Science, May 8, 2020.

Frenkel, S., Decker, B., and Alba, D. How the ‘Plandemic’ Movie and Its Falsehoods Spread Widely Online. New York Times, May 20, 2020

Oreskes, N., and Conway, E. M. Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2011.

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Sources & Further Reading