As you may remember from your EN 101 course, every time you use a source from the internet you have to evaluate if it is academically appropriate. The model below will help you determine if a source passes the test.
If you are unsure if a source is appropriate you may ask your Professor or contact a librarian.
Reminder: The ACCORD model is designed to help you make informed decisions about what sources to include in your academic work. Not every source has to PASS every criteria to be included in your work. For example, you might not be able to determine the Oversight of a website but you are confident in the Agenda, Credentials and Citations criteria so you decide to use it as a source. You as the researcher have to make those decisions based on weighing all of the criteria against each other!
