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High Value Web Sources

High Value Web Sources. Palmer High School Library Media Center. What’s the target?. Researchers can quickly identify high value websources based upon: ABCDE… A uthority B ias C orroboration D omain E xpiration. What’s the target?. Researchers use Search Operators to be effective.

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High Value Web Sources

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  1. High Value Web Sources Palmer High School Library Media Center

  2. What’s the target? • Researchers can quickly identify high value websources based upon: • ABCDE… • Authority • Bias • Corroboration • Domain • Expiration

  3. What’s the target? • Researchers use Search Operators to be effective. • Exclusion of Words (-) • Searching within domains (:.edu/gov)

  4. What does High Value mean?

  5. What does High Value mean? • Presentation specific • Academic appropriate • On your reading level • Meets criteria ABCDE…

  6. High Value Traits • A • Authority

  7. High Value Traits • B • Bias – does the site take a side? • Is this always Low Value…? NO

  8. High Value Traits • C • Corroborated • Triangulation (same fact told by at least three other reliable sources)

  9. High Value Traits • D • Domain • Refers to the extension of a website (ex = .com) • Who stands to make money? • Be aware of country of origin… (.us, .mx, .de) HAVE BEEN VERIFIED

  10. High Value Traits • E • Expiration • When was this updated? Does it matter?

  11. Basic Searching w/ Operators OR Use Advanced Searching! https://www.google.ca/advanced_search

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