S.C.A.R.F.

The acronym we came up with is SCARF: sponsor, credentials, appearance, relevancy, and factual. A sponsor is usually a person or business who pays a website to run their adds. Credentials are an important factor because they show that the information given is legit and that is comes from a scholarly source. The overall appearance of a website is another key element  to look for when researching . If the site is well put together with accredited listed citations, then the chances are the site is a good source. Relevancy is very important when looking up information. You want to make sure that the given information is relatively current and accurate. Factual ties in with all the other terms. Make sure that the site information comes from a scholarly source. Avoid websites  like Wikipedia where anybody can edit the information.