Authority

Who wrote this information?
Who owns or publishes this site?

Consider the authors or editors behind a publication when evaluating it.  Ask yourself the following questions when evaluating the publication's authority:

• Is the author widely published on this subject?
• Affiliation (institution, organization, iwi, etc.)?
• Author's qualifications / credentials / position / mana / education
• Does an institution or "parent organization" support or endorse the information?
• What is the mission of the organization?
• Is it a national or international institution?
• Is the author quoted by other sources?
• Does the author cite other sources?
• Is it a personal web site?
• Is there contact information?
• Do other reputable sites link to the page?
• Do other books refer to, or review this book?
• Is it scholarly or popular? Find out more about different types of information.

1.  Go to Yes2Wind and ask yourself some of the questions above to help you begin evaluating it.

2. Go to Google and type link: and the webpage URL to find which pages are linking to it. Now ask the authority questions against these new linking pages.

1. Click on the title: Energy, society and environment: Technology for a sustainable future by David Elliott, and ask the above questions on authority.

2. Go to Google Scholar and search for this title to see if this book has been cited by other authors. Explore these citations.