Due Diligence

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First slide in due diligence section
Because it is impractical or impossible to verify
everything, we use the concept of due diligence.
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Due diligence, for our purposes, means we have
done a good enough job to satisfy ourselves or
those we are responsible to.
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For the grinder quality tool we need to be sure
that navigation, design, and grammar are up to
our required standards.
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We also need to make sure the site is honest and
free of excessive propaganda or opinion.
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In order for information to be usable, we use the
hammer usefulness tool to determine whether it
has met the following standard
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• Reliable source
• Appropriate tone and language

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The researcher needs to use the broom
maintenance tool to determine whether the
information on the site is current and timely.
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Due diligence using the level/square author
discovery tool means a reasonable attempt was
made to find an author, and
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Every reasonable attempt was made to determine
his or her credentials.
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Also, the bias of the author was considered while
determining whether or not to use the information
on the site.
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If no author is named, a legitimate organization
or entity needs to be identified and checked out
or you should not use that information.
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Due diligence while using the shovel site
discovery tool is determined by a reasonable
search into the content of the site.
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You determine that the host or sponsor is an
appropriate host for the information you find.
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You determine the bias of that sponsor and assess
its impact on the information.
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The information that you use should be verified
by multiple reputable sources.
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The process of writing a correct citation for
your site provides a final check of your due
diligence.
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A proper citation needs either an authors name
or the name of an entity that you can investigate.
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A proper citation needs the name of the article
or page, the parent site and the organization who
publishes it.
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Dates are also important in citations. A complete
citation has the date it was published and the
date you viewed it or took information from it.
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If a publishing or revision date is not
available, you can still use the information but
be aware that you may well not know how timely or
current it is.
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The address of the site is part of the citation
that offers many clues.
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If all your sources are from one type of
extension, think about what that means about your
research patterns.
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In the end, due diligence is subjective. You and
whoever you are responsible to need to find a
mutually acceptable level of scholarship.
Final slide in due diligence