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IS CHOCOLATE REALLY GOOD FOR YOU? Source Authority: How Smart is your Information?

IS CHOCOLATE REALLY GOOD FOR YOU? Source Authority: How Smart is your Information?. Cate Hagarty School Library Media Specialist Spring, 2008. Do Now: How do you judge the authority of any resource you have?.

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IS CHOCOLATE REALLY GOOD FOR YOU? Source Authority: How Smart is your Information?

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  1. IS CHOCOLATE REALLY GOOD FOR YOU?Source Authority:How Smart is your Information? Cate Hagarty School Library Media Specialist Spring, 2008

  2. Do Now: How do you judge the authority of any resource you have? 1. Would you trust a study sponsored by Phillip Morris (cigarette company) to tell you about the health effects of nicotine? 2. Would you trust a lawyer to fix your car? 3. Would you trust a retired doctor to treat you for avian flu? 4. Would you trust a MySpace page to tell you which presidential candidate to support?

  3. You can judge a website or an article from the internet by evaluating: • Authority- Who wrote it? • Accuracy- Is it right? • Objectivity- Is there bias? • Currency- Is it fresh information? • Coverage- Is it the information you need?

  4. Authority • Who wrote this article or page? Is he or she a qualified expert? Is this person reliable, connected to an institution? • Can you contact him or her? • Who is the webmaster?

  5. Accuracy • Is the information reliable and error-free? • What is the domain of the document? (.gov, .com, .edu, .org, .uk, .es, .au) • Is there an editor? • Was it ever a printed document?

  6. Objectivity • What is the purpose of the website? • Is there any advertising on the page? • Are there any other clues about the author’s bias?

  7. Currency • Is the publication date available? • When was the page last updated? • Are there dead links?

  8. Coverage • Where did this information come from? • What is the tone of the text? Is it conversational or scientific? • Does the site give you the whole story? • Is it APPROPRIATE for YOU and your research question?

  9. Discovery Channel Why is this site reliable?

  10. My Diet FriendsWhy is this site less reliable?

  11. Works Consulted • Beck, S. Evaluation criteria from “The good, the bad, and the ugly: Or why it’s a good idea to evaluate web sources.” Retrieved 30 March 2008 from http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html • Kapoun, J. "Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A guide for library instruction." C&RL News (July/August 1998): 522-523. Retrieved 30 March 2008 from http://www.library.cornell/edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html • Nesi, O. (2008). Is that website any good? • IS 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. (2008). Retrieved 31 March 2008 from http://library.nycenet.edu/common/welcome.jsp;jsessionid=0ccf11b0645689ff5604d3df4c37ef91?site=2740

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