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Web Pages Evaluation Criteria

Web Pages Evaluation Criteria. Kiem-Dung Ta Science Librarian Science & Engineering Division Edmon Low Library Oklahoma State University Email: tkiem@okstate.edu Phone: (405)744-9743. Topics Covered. The importance of Web Pages Evaluation Five evaluation criteria apply to Web Pages.

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Web Pages Evaluation Criteria

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  1. Web Pages Evaluation Criteria Kiem-Dung Ta Science Librarian Science & Engineering Division Edmon Low Library Oklahoma State University Email: tkiem@okstate.edu Phone: (405)744-9743

  2. Topics Covered • The importance of Web Pages Evaluation • Five evaluation criteria apply to Web Pages

  3. Topic Covered • Additional Challenges Posed by Web Pages and How to Cope with Them

  4. Web Pages Evaluation • There is no lack of information on the Internet! There is more information than ever before. But this does not mean that the information is better or relevant. • Students need to be able to find information, evaluate the information for relevancy. • Five Web Page Evaluation Criteria • Accuracy • Authority • Objectivity • Currency • Coverage

  5. Criterion #1: Accuracy • How reliable and free from error is the information. • Are there editors and fact checker? REMEMBER: • Almost anyone can publish on the Web • Many Web pages not verified by editors and/or fact checker

  6. Criterion #2: Authority • What are the author’s qualifications for writing on the subject? • How reputable is the publisher? REMEMBER: • Often difficult to determine authorship of a web page. • If author’s name listed, his/her qualifications frequently absent. • Publisher responsibility often not indicated.

  7. Criterion #3: Objectivity • Is the information presented with a minimum of bias? • To what extent is the information trying to sway the opinion of the audience? • Do they hold a particular view? REMEMBER: • Web page often functions as a “virtual soapbox” • Goals/aims of person/s or group/s presenting material often not clearly stated.

  8. Criterion #4: Currency • Is the content of the work up-to-date? • Is the publication date clearly indicated? REMEMBER: • Dates not always included on Web pages. • If included, a date may have various meanings: • Date first created • Date placed on Web • Date last revised

  9. Criterion #5: Coverage • What topics are included in the work? • Is the information provided uniformly complete for all the aspects and areas the site claims to cover?

  10. Additional Challenges Presented by Web Pages • Use of Hyperlinks • Search Engines Can Retrieve Pages Out of Context • Blending of Entertainment, Information, and Advertising • Software Requirements May Limit Access

  11. Coping Strategy • Use of Hyperlinks: • Evaluate each Web Page Independently • Search Engines Can Retrieve Pages Out of Context: • Always try to return to the “home page” to determine source of information • Blending of Entertainment, Information, and Advertising: • Caveat Emptor: “At Your Own Risk” • Software Requirements May Limit Access: -Be aware that software limitations may: • Alter how much information is obtainable • Alter the ApPearAncE of information obtained

  12. ULTIMATE CHALLENGE • Applying This Knowledge When Using the Web as a Research Tool

  13. Conclusion • Web Page Evaluation is Only a Beginning • Establishing Web Page Evaluation Procedures Will Be an Ongoing Evolutionary Process

  14. Vocabulary • Glossary of terms

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