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Evaluating information sources

Evaluating information sources. Is this “good stuff” for my report?. Things to Think About. Authority Who wrote this? Are they experts? Are they reliable? Currency Is this information up-to-date?. Things to Think About. Purpose/Bias Why was it written? To inform, entertain, persuade

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Evaluating information sources

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  1. Evaluating information sources Is this “good stuff” for my report?

  2. Things to Think About • Authority • Who wrote this? • Are they experts? • Are they reliable? • Currency • Is this information up-to-date?

  3. Things to Think About • Purpose/Bias • Why was it written? • To inform, entertain, persuade • Relevancy • Does it have information I need?

  4. Another Thing to Consider • Ease of Use • Can I find information quickly? • Can I understand the information?

  5. Print vs. Internet Sources Print • Authority • Editors • Librarians • Currency • Published once • reprinted Internet • Authority • Anyone • Currency • Can be updated frequently

  6. Checking Things Out Print • Look at the TITLE PAGE and VERSO • Author • Publisher Internet • Check the HOMEPAGE • Author • URL (Internet address) http://dsc.discovery.com/dinosaurs/ • Updated?

  7. Understanding URL’s http://dsc.discovery.com/dinosaurs/ • hypertext transfer protocol • www • Domain name • Domain suffix or extension • .com .org .net .edu. . mil .gov .bz • Personal pages • Members, ~, geocities, aol, k-12 / Folders • Wiki

  8. Look at the URL • Someone’s PERSONAL PAGE? • a name after a ~ • % • Users • ISP—aol, Verizon, Optimum • Web hosting provider geocities, wetpaint, weebly or aol.com

  9. Keep looking at the URL • Type of DOMAIN Extensions • .gov and . mil • . edu • . org • .com • .net

  10. Look some more • Country codes • .us • .ca • .au • .uk • .de

  11. Looking at some Internet Sources • http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/dino/index.jsp • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur • http://www.geocities.com/dinowight/ • http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinosaur.html • http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/dinos/refer.shtml • http://www.dinosaurs.bz/

  12. Look even closer • For the author • Expert or hobbyist? • Credentials given? • For the publisher or domain • Finding it • Between http://and 1st / • http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

  13. Continue Checking Things Out Print • Ease of use • Availability • Purpose? Bias? • Are different ideas discussed? Internet • Ease of use • Can I navigate easily? • How fast is the connection? • Do the links work? • Purpose? Bias? • Are there a lot of ads www.unmuseum.org/dinosaf.htm • Are different ideas discussed?

  14. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pcez/hd_pcez.htm http://www.asds.org/AH2002/julie/Cezanne.htm www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/matisse http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

  15. http://www.asds.org/AH2002/julie/Cezanne.htm

  16. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pcez/hd_pcez.htm

  17. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/cezanne/

  18. http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

  19. Make good choices . . . Use sources that are reliable, up-to-date, easy to use, and fair.

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