Evaluation of Sources- Gerardo Villarruel

Two Academic Databases:

1. Reiken, Gail B. "Negative Effects of Alcohol on Physical Fitness and Athletic Performance."
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance 62.8 (1991): 64. ProQuest.
Web. 24
Feb. 2016. 1. Reiken, Gail B. "Negative Effects of Alcohol on Physical
Fitness and Athletic Performance."
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation &
Dance 62.8 (1991): 64. ProQuest. Web. 24
Feb. 2016.
Currency:
Published in 1991
Yes information was revised 10-1-2013
Older sources will work.
Yes the links are functional.
Relevance:
Yes, information of this topic relates to my topic and help answer my question.
Intended audience is anyone involved in the physical education area, doctors, athletes.
Yes, this information is at an appropriate level.
Yes, I spent time looking at multiple sources deciding whether this information is worthy.
I would be comfortable citing this source in my research paper.
Authority:
Author is Gail B Reiken
He is a doctor studying the effects of alcohol in athletes.
Yes the author is qualified to write about this topic.
No there is not contact information.
No it does not require reveal anything.
Accuracy:
This information comes from a study that he preformed on certain individuals.
Yes the information is supported by evidence.
Yes, the information been reviewed.
No cannot very information in another source.
Language does not seem unbiased.
No spelling grammars.
Purpose:
Purpose of information is to inform and teach.
Authors do make their point clear.
Fact
Objective
No
This article is on the scale of 4 because it provides a lot of valuable information that I find will
contribute a great amount in to my research paper. As well as the information being more factual
based on it has been retrieved from an experiment.

2. Gutgesell, Margaret, and Randolph Canterbury. "Alcohol Usage In Sport And Exercise."
Addiction Biology 4.4 (1999): 373. Academic Search Premier. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.

Currency:
This source did not provide any dates.
No the article hasn't been revised
Topic requires more current information then anything
Yes, the links are functional
Relevance:
The information provided from the source answers my question
The untended audience would sports medicine, college students, athletes.
Advanced level of language.
I have looked at a numerous amount of sources before this article
Yes, I would feel comfortable citing this source in my research paper.
Authority:
Publisher of this source Wiley Blackwell
Authors credentials are University of Virginia Health
The author is qualified towards this topic
There is no contact information towards the publisher or email provided
No URL doesn't reveal anything about the source.
Accuracy:
This information was brought together by multiple sources compiled by author
Yes all of this information is supported by evidence
This information has been peer reviewed
You can verify this information within multiple sources
Free or emotion
No grammatical errors
Purpose:
Inform, teach, persuade
The authors do make there purpose clear as well as their intentions
Fact
Point of view is objective
No biases

This article is a 5 since the information found on the source is the most valuable out of all the
sources I have researched. They provide an extensive knowledge of the body and alcohol
consumption in an athlete.

Two websites:

1.Barnes, M. J., Mndel, T., & Stannard, S. R. (2010). Post-exercise alcohol ingestion
exacerbates eccentric-exercise induced losses in performance. European Journal of
Applied Physiology, 108(5), 1009-14. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-0091311-3
Currency:
Information was posted on December 11, 2009
Information was revised in March 2010
The older sources will work
Yes the links are functional
Relevance:
Yes the information in this article relates to my topic as well as to my question of my
research paper.
The intended audience for this article was people studying applied physiology
The information may be more intended for an advanced level
Yes, i have looked at a variety of sources and at the end I have made the decision that I
will put this article in use.
I would be comfortable citing this source in my research paper.
Authority:
Authors- Matthew J Barnes, Toby Mndel, Stephen R. Stannard
Authors are associated with the Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Human Health
Yes the author is qualified to write about the topic
The author Matthew J Barnes provides his email address
no the URL does not reveal anything about the author or the source
Accuracy:
Information comes from test and studies in which the authors have performed
Information is supported from evidence they have retrieved
Yes you can verify information in the source with another source
Language of this source seems to be more free of emotion
No spelling, grammar, or typographical errors.
Purpose
The purpose of this information is to inform and teach to the reader.
The authors in this source make their purpose very clear.
Information is based on facts.
Point of view appears to be objective.
No there or not type of personal biases of any sort in this source.
This article to me proves a 3 on scale because yes , it does provide me with a lot of useful
information that can be used in my paper. Also no, because much of this information is not
widely reviewable.
2. Suter, P. M., & Schutz, Y. (2008). The effect of exercise, alcohol or both combined on
health and physical performance. International Journal of Obesity, 32, S48-52.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2008.206

Currency:
This information was posted in 2008
The information has not been updated or revised
The topic will require current information towards how current bodies react.
Yes, links are functional
Relevance:
Yes information does relate to my topic
Intended audience is for doctors or physiologist
Language of this source is at an advanced level
Yes, I have looked at a variety of sources comparing them all
I would be comfortable citing this source in my research paper
Authority:
Authors- P M Suter and Y Schutz
Suter is part of the Department of Medicine in Zurich, Switzerland. Schutz Department
of Physiology in Lausanne, Switzerland
No contact information is provided
Yes the author is qualified to write this about the topic.
The URL does not reveal anything about the author.
Accuracy:
This information was founded through research they preferred.
Yes, information is provided by evidence
Yes, information has been reviewed here.
The information can be reviewed through other sources.
Language seems to be more free of emotion.
There were no type of errors
Purpose:
The purpose of this source was to inform, teach, persuade.
Authors purpose and intentions were clear in the source.
Information is factual.
Objective
There are no type of biases in this source.
This source is a 5 because there is information that can be used precisely to state the
thesis of my topic.

Book source:
Casstevens, David & Mack, Gary. Mind Gym. New York. McGraw-Hill. 2001. Print.
Currency:
This information was published in 2001

 No this information is not revised or updated

Old sources will work as well
No, the links are not functional
Relevance:
Yes, this source does related to my topic as well as answer my question.
The intended audience are people who are trying to improve their athletic performance.
This language information is not too elementary
Yes I have looked at a variety of sources
Yes, I would be comfortable citing this source
Authority:
The author is David Casstevens and Gary Mack
Author is a personal trainer
Yes, the author is qualified to a certain point
There is no contact information
There is no URL since it is a book
Accuracy:
This information comes from personal experience
Yes information is supported by evidence
Information has been reviewed
No i cannot verify information from another source, only from personal knowledge
The language has a great amount of emotion into it
No there are no spelling errors
Purpose:
Inform, teach, sell, entertain, and persuade as well
The information is opinionated
The point of view of the author is objective
There are some ideological, cultural, religious ideas in this book.
This book I give the rating of 5 because it provides a different side towards my question.
it come from a different angle you wouldn't really think of. Giving insight on more of an
emotional level.