Criteria for Evaluating Information
- CURRENCY When was the information published/posted? Has the information been revised/updated? Does your topic require current information, or will older sources work just as well? Are the links functional?
- RELEVANCE Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question? Who is the intended audience? Is the information at an appropriate level (ie not too elementary or advanced for your needs)? Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is one you will use? Would you be comfortable citing this source in your assignment?
- AUTHORITY Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor? What are the author's credentials or organisational affiliations? Is the author qualified to write on the topic? Is there contact information, such as a publisher or email address? Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source? eg .com .org .net .gov .edu
- ACCURACY Where does the information come from? Is the information supported by evidence? Has the information been reviewed or refereed? Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge? Does the language or tone seem unbiased and free from emotion? Are there spelling, grammar or typing errors?
- PURPOSE What is the purpose of the information? Is it to inform, teach, sell, entertain or persuade? Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear? Is the information fact, opinion or propaganda? Does the point of view appear objective and impartial? Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional or personal biases?
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Keyword Search: work life balance
Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Links to Awards.
Fair Work Ombudsman
Information on Pay, Leave, Entitlements, Awards and Agreements and Ending Employment.
Google: intitle:"work life balance" site:org.au
and then try ...
intitle:"work life balance" site:gov.au
Fair Work Australia
- Fair Work CommissionThe Fair Work Commission is Australia’s national workplace relations tribunal.
They are responsible for maintaining a safety net of minimum wages and employment conditions, as well as a range of other workplace functions and regulation. - Workplace Relations Education SeriesWatch Mock Hearings, Lectures and read papers about workplace relations from domestic and international experts.
Library Webs
- Library Webs
Search this subscription site for topics relevant to your study. Each topic provides a series of website links which have been carefully selected for you by a team of librarians.
Select the Category - Economics and Business from the left-hand side.
Select the Topic - Human Resource Management
ANZ Reference Centre Plus
- ANZ Reference Centre Plus This link opens in a new window
This represents the largest collection of full text from leading regional and international periodicals, full-text reference books, tens of thousands of full-text biographies, and a collection of images containing more than one million photos, maps and flags.
To ensure you collect relevant information quickly we recommend you watch this next tutorial; it is a 12 minutes long but well worth the time! Make sure you select full screen view.
Search: TI "work life balance"
This will return results with the words work life and balance in the title.
Knowledge at Wharton
The University of Pennsylvania's Online Business Journal. Search for articles and access interviews with business leaders amongst others.
