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Drones CRAAP Evaluation -- Drones Wikipedia - Unmanned combat aerial vehicle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle Currency -- Unknown Wikipedia updates material randomly Relevance - The website is relevant to my topic and provides a good overview of some of the important considerations related to drones, or as they are known as unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). It provides sections on the history of development, some future models, how they are being used, and some information about the politics, legal aspects, and the ethics related to their use. The content is highly relevant to the study of drones and the issues associated with it and a wide range of different topics that are related to their use in combat. C. Authority -- Wikipedia does not have any authority. Any user can modify its content and much of the information could potentially be wrong or unverified. However, although the website itself is thought to have limited authority, the site lists its sources which can be verified. Thus even though there is no authority directly, the website can be used to find information with more credibility. D. Accuracy -- Since this article condenses a wide variety of information from different sources it is difficult to verify the accuracy of...
Most of it seems factual and the original sources are cited. Furthermore, the website does not include any opinionated information. However, each piece of information would have to be verified independently to judge the accuracy of the entire site which would be incredibly time consuming. It would be easier to verify the information in the relevant content than trying to judge the entire page. E. Purpose -- the purpose of the site is to user-based encyclopedia that can be updated in real-time. The purpose of the specific page on combat drones is to provide an overview of what drones are, information about the development of the technology, and how/where they are being used. Arctic spy drones a defence concern as Russia expands reach http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/arctic-spy-drones-a-defence-concern-as-russia-expands-reach-1.2953027 A. Currency -- February 11, 2015 B. Relevance -- This article is relevant to many issues that are developing in current events. One issue is that tensions have arisen between Russia and the U.S. As well as other members of NATO. For example, the United States is considering arming a group of Ukrainians and Russia has been vocal about the West staying out of the conflict. With this geopolitical…
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Brewster, M. (2015, February 11). Arctic spy drones a defence concern as Russia expands reach. Retrieved from CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/arctic-spy-drones-a-defence-concern-as-russia-expands-reach-1.2953027
Wikipedia. (2015, February 4). Unmanned combat aerial vehicle. Retrieved from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle
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