Evaluating Periodicals Worksheet

The following criteria and questions can help you to judge the value of a source.

Instructions: Use the periodicals you have found on our class topic. Answer the following questions in order to assess the credibility of your chosen source; you may need to do some additional research:

1. First, write the full reference here:

Momentum (19403410); Fall2009, Vol. 2 Issue 4, p43-45, 3p

2. Evaluate Authority: Who is the author of this text? Do they have a degree or other expertise that qualifies them to write on the subject? What else has the author published?

Dr. Allen C. Bowling is Neurologist and Nutrition Expert he has a master degree and a PhD in pharmacology, he also has a PhD in author of alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis. He published two books and he’s the author of several journals.

3. Evaluate Affiliation: What institution (company, organization, university, etc.) published this text? Is it a commercial or non-profit publisher? What else does the institution publish? Could the author's affiliation with this publisher bias their work?

This article has been published by Momentum and it is a property of National Multiple sclerosis Society.

4. Evaluate Currency: When was the text published and/or last updated? Will you use it for current information or for historical context?

The text was published in fall 2009.

5. Evaluate Audience: Who is the intended audience (students, educators, the general public, experts) for the text? Is it written for someone with a small or large amount of knowledge on the subject?

This text can be read by people interested on music therapy or on medicine it’s true that it contains some scientific terms but any one can understand its content easily.

6. Evaluate Purpose: What appears to be the purpose of this text? Is it to inform, persuade, entertain, report, or refute?

The author of this text is trying to persuad the reader that music can be used in therapy and he is explaining the influence of music on the brain.

7. Evaluate Sources: Where did the author get their information? Is there a bibliography? Are there footnotes? Does the author refer to primary or secondary material?

Dr। Allen C. Bowling is a specialist in the domain and he studied different aspect of this influence of music on the brain and how it could be used in healing.

8. Conclusion: Now that you have assessed the source in more detail, do you still think it is useful? Explain why or why not

I think that this text is very useful since it talks about the relationship between music and healing, and it explains clearly the influence of music on the human’s brain and that is exactly the topic that I am going to discuss. So I think that this source would be one of the materials that I am going to use.