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Evaluating Internet Resources: Fact Checking

Evaluating Internet Resources: Fact Checking. Things to Consider …. Accuracy of Web Documents Ask yourself: Who wrote the page and can you contact the author?. Authority of Web Documents. Ask yoursel f: Who published the document and is it separate from the "Webmaster?"

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Evaluating Internet Resources: Fact Checking

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  1. Evaluating Internet Resources:Fact Checking

  2. Things to Consider …

  3. Accuracy of Web Documents Ask yourself: • Who wrote the page and can you contact the author?

  4. Authority of Web Documents • Ask yourself: • Who published the document and is it separate from the "Webmaster?" • What are the Authors’ credentials?

  5. Authority of Web Documents • Check the domain of the document. • What institution publishes this document? • .com = a commercial organization   Ex: www.sony.com • .edu = an educational institution   Ex: www.gmu.edu • .gov = a government organization   Ex: www.whitehouse.gov • .mil = a military organization  Ex: www.navy.mil • .org = a non-profit organization    Ex: www.redcross.org

  6. Objectivity of Web Documents Ask yourself: • What goals/objectives does this page meet? • How detailed is the information? • What opinions (if any) are expressed by the author?

  7. Currency of Web Documents Ask yourself: • When was it produced? • When was it updated? • How up-to-date are the links (if any)?

  8. Coverage of the Web Documents Ask yourself: • Are the links (if any) evaluated and do they complement the document’s theme? • Is the webpage all images or a balance of text and images? • Does the author cite his sources?

  9. Putting it all together • Accuracy - If your page lists the author and institution that published the page and provides a way of contacting them and . . . • Authority - If your page lists the author’s credentials and its domain is preferred (.edu, .gov, .org, .net), and . . .

  10. Objectivity - If your page provides accurate information with limited advertising and it is objective in presenting the information, and . . . • Currency - If your page is current and updated regularly (as stated on the page) and the links (if any) are also up-to-date, and . . . • Coverage - If the links are evaluated, the content is balanced, and the source is cited . . . • then . . .

  11. You may have a Web page that could be of value to your research! FROM: Kapoun, Jim. "Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A guide for library instruction." C&RL News (July/August 1998): 522-523.

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