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Authority: Part Two

Can you contact the author if you have questions or want additional information? If the author of the site is a professor, is he or she listed in the directory of an academic institution? Is the college or university accredited? Is he or she qualified in the subject matter of the web site? (For instance, how much authority does a chemistry professor have to give legal advice?)

Biographic web site for Stephen Barrett, MD

The answers to questions such as these may help you determine the authority of a web page's author.

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November 15th, 2004