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Research

Research. Sources of Computer Info. News libraries maintained by publications (often called morgues) Internet searches Commercial database services (Dialog, Lexus-Nexus) Government databases (city, county, state and federal)

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Research

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  1. Research

  2. Sources of Computer Info • News libraries maintained by publications (often called morgues) • Internet searches • Commercial database services (Dialog, Lexus-Nexus) • Government databases (city, county, state and federal) • Special-interest group databases (those created by organizations with a cause) • Self-constructed databases

  3. Guidelines for Evaluating Web Info • Check the extension on the site’s Internet address to get clues as to the nature of the organization – .gov, .edu, .com, .mil., .org, .net • In almost all cases, do not take information directly from the home pages of commercial and not-for-profit organizations and use it without verification • Check the date when the page was last updated

  4. Guidelines for Using Web Info • Before using information from a Web site in a story, verify it with a source • Information taken from a Web site and used in a story must be attributed • If you have verified information with a source, you can attribute to organization, such as “according to the EPA.” • If not, you must attribute unverified information to the Web site, “according to the EPA’s Web site.” • If you have doubts about the accuracy of information and you cannot reach the source, get it from another source

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