"Lateral Reading" can be applied to both digital and print information resources.
Use the web to look up the qualifications of an author, source, or publisher.
Use tools and guidelines:
Lateral reading
CRAAP test
Consider:
How do we judge who has the “authority” to write, teach, or speak on a topic?
Does your author meet those qualifications?
Do/should those qualifications change?
Adapted from “Evaluating Information – Applying the CRAAP Test” CSU Chico Meriam Library.