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Evaluating Websites

Evaluating Websites. Was one of FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives. Osama bin Laden, Terrorist 1957-2011. Do you trust everyone to tell you the truth?. Reward: $52 million. Who puts stuff on the Web?. Do you believe everything you see & hear?. I do! I do!. WHOOOO?. Selects Edits

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Evaluating Websites

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  1. Evaluating Websites Was one of FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives Osama bin Laden, Terrorist 1957-2011 Do you trust everyone to tell you the truth? Reward: $52 million

  2. Who puts stuff on the Web? Do you believe everything you see & hear? I do! I do!

  3. WHOOOO? • Selects • Edits • Approves • Reviews • Monitors Content on the Internet?

  4. Be suspicious of free info!Ask: The 5 W’s • Who? • What? • When? • Where? • Why?

  5. Who? Who is the author? Authority?

  6. Who? Authority • Author/ group/ organization/ publisher/ sponsor responsible? • Credentials/ qualifications? Expert? • Look for links: Home, About, Background, Contact

  7. Google the name: “Homer Simpson” • Truncate back the URL: http://www.thesimpsons.com/characters • Use www.whois.com or .net & enter URL Click: Whois Lookup

  8. What? What is the accuracy of the site?

  9. What? Accuracy You should answer yes: • Does the info appear accurate? • Can you verify facts? • Is the info scholarly? • Is info documented with sources or links?

  10. Is/are the spelling/ grammar/ links correct? • Is site linked to reputable sites? To check who links to this site: Type in Google search box: link:paste URL Example: link:http://www.fvza.org/index.html

  11. When? When was the information created? Currency?

  12. When? Currency • Is page dated? (no? – don’t use!) • When was page created? • When was page last updated or revised? • Is any info out-of-date? • Are links still active? • Does current date matter?

  13. Where? Where does the information come from?

  14. URL – Domain? ~ or % = personal page .gov = Government .mil = Military .edu = Education .org = Organization .com = Commercial .int = International .us, .uk = country codes

  15. Why? Why was the page created?

  16. Is the purpose: • To inform? • To explain? • To persuade? • To sell? • To satirize? • To entertain?

  17. Does the author: • State his/her purpose? • Appear biased? • Distinguish fact from opinion? • Use excessive advertising? http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/

  18. CAUTION Never use information you can’t verify! What about Wikipedia? World Book Encyclopedia? Encyclopedia Britannica? Never cite general encyclopedias like these when doing academic research!

  19. Citing Information • Database articles have citations! • Son of Citation Machine • Easy Bib • NoodleTools Media Center has login info! Whatever you use, you must format the citation yourself & double check it!

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