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Trash or Treasure?

Trash or Treasure?. How to Evaluate Internet Resources. Hey there! Have you evaluated?. Is that site good enough to cite ?. Remember: Anyone can publish anything on the Web! It is your job, as a researcher, to look for quality!. Hmmm. This one looks good. How can I tell for sure?.

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Trash or Treasure?

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  1. Trash or Treasure? How to Evaluate Internet Resources

  2. Hey there! Have you evaluated? Is that site good enough to cite?

  3. Remember:Anyone can publish anythingon the Web!It is your job, as a researcher, to look for quality!

  4. Hmmm. This one looks good. How can I tell for sure?

  5. Five Criteria: • Accuracy/Reliability • Authority • Objectivity • Currency • Organization

  6. Accuracy/ Reliability • How reliable is the information? • Can you verify the information? • Does it match reality? • Are sources cited?

  7. Accuracy/ Reliability Cont’d • Why was the page put on the web? (Inform, Explain, Persuade, Sell, Entice, Share, Disclose, Other) • Possibly ironic? Satire or parody?

  8. AUTHORITY Who is the author? Why is he or she an expert? (experience? Education?) Is this a personal page? (Clues: ~ tilde, %, users, members) Is it part of a major institution? Is the page hosted by a free server like AOL Members, Tripod, Geocities?

  9. Look for credibility clues! Words and phrases to look for: • About us, Who Am I, FAQs, For More, Company Information, Profiles, Our Staff, Home • Search for the author in a search engine or online database • Ask your teacher-librarian for help

  10. Truncate the URL Delete characters in the address line up to the next slash mark to see if a main page offers more information about who is responsible for publishing the page you are interested in. • Go from: • http://pathology.uth.tmc.edu/courses/BT2003/BTstudents2003_files%5CPlague2003.htm • TO • http://pathology.uth.tmc.edu/

  11. http://personal.statecollege.edu/~ejv114/ http://www.fi.edu/wright/index.html http://www.house.gov/house/Legproc.html http://aolmembers.com/joyciev328/civalwarsong What do their URLs reveal about these sites?

  12. Authority Cont’d • Look at the Domain • .edu .com .gov .org .mil • Can you get in touch with them?

  13. Objectivity • Is the information biased? • Was information omitted? • Is only one side of the issue presented?

  14. Currency 1988 • Look for dates • First written • First published • Last revised • Is your topic time sensitive? • Are the links up to date? • Be suspicious of undated material. 2005

  15. Organization • Is it easy to use? • Can you find information easily? • Is it organized?

  16. So, why should we care about all of this?

  17. There are bigger questions in life!You will be using information to make important decisions! • Which car should I buy? • Which doctor should I choose? • Should my child have this surgery? • Should I take this medication? You want to be able to ensure the information you choose is reliable, credible, current, balanced, relevant, and accurate!

  18. Use Trusted Websites such as: BCPS Databases http://www.google.com/scholar When in doubt contact the Better Business Bureau. Don’t get scammed!! http://www.bbb.org/council/

  19. Now that I’ve found a site… • Look for the criteria to judge the website. • Determine if the site is useful to you.

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