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The list of references at the end of a source can offer quite a bit of information regarding it's quality.

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The list of references does not reflect the qualifications of the item's author or the publisher of the information. Information about the author and publisher requires additional research using other resources such as biographical indexes.

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Currency can be evaluated by looking at the list of references but it is not the only quality that the references may reflect.

Question 11

When analyzing a specific resource, which quality(s) is best evaluated by looking at the item's list of references?

Content and Currency
Publisher/Authorship
Currency
None of the above

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A long list of references when the article itself is not very lengthy is a possible indication that the content of the article is just a restating of previous works.

Using an abundance of outdated references can indicate a lack of currency in the current article and may require a more detailed inspection of its content.