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Choosing Reliable Websites

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Think for a minute… <ul><li>What do you need in a good Internet site? </li></ul><ul><li>Are all Internet sites real? </li></ul>

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To believe or not to believe… <ul><li>http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/biomes.htm </li></ul><ul><li>http://www.worldbiomes.com/ </li></ul>

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Questions to ask <ul><li>Authority </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Who says? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Know the author </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Who created this information and why? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>What knowledge or skills do they have in the area? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Is he or she stating fact or opinion? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>What else has this author written? </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Authority <ul><li>Anyone can be an author on the Internet </li></ul><ul><li>http://www.martinlutherking.org/ </li></ul>

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Questions to ask <ul><li>Objectivity </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Is the information biased? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Think about perspective. </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Is the information objective or subjective? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Is it full of fact or opinion? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Does it reflect bias? </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Questions to ask <ul><li>Authenticity </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Is the information authentic? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Know the source </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Where does the information originate? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Is the information from an established organization? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Has the information been reviewed by others? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Is a bibliography provided citing the sources used? </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Questions to ask <ul><li>Timeliness </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Is the information current? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Does the page provide information about specific dates of information? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Does currency of information matter with your particular topic? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>How current are the sources or links? </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Items to consider <ul><li>Advertisements </li></ul><ul><li>Publishing date provided </li></ul><ul><li>Cite your sources </li></ul><ul><li>Wikipedia </li></ul><ul><ul><li>ANYONE can add information </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>It is a good STARTING point </li></ul></ul>

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What does the URL mean? <ul><li>.gov </li></ul><ul><ul><li>U.S. Government website </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Usually a good site to choose </li></ul></ul><ul><li>.edu </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Higher education sites </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Reliable sources </li></ul></ul>

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What does the URL mean? <ul><li>.mil </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Military site </li></ul></ul><ul><li>.org </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Organization </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Religious, charitable, or a lobby group </li></ul></ul><ul><li>com & .net </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Internet Service Provider </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Commercial Site </li></ul></ul>

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Searching <ul><li>Boolean Searching </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Quotation Marks </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Find the exact phrase </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>And </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Results will include both words </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Or </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Results will contain at least one of the words </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Not </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Results will not contain the specific word </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>“Greenhouse not CO2” </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Sources <ul><ul><li>Barker, J. Basic Search Tips and Advanced Boolean Explains. Retrieved October 25, 2009, from http://www.lib. berkeley . edu / TeachingLib /Guides/Internet/Boolean. pdf </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Evaluating Internet Resources. (2007). Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis. Retrieved September 8, 2009, from http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic32.htm </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Evaluating Web Sites. (2009). Lesley University. Retrieved September 8, 2009, from http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/research/evaluating_web.html#purpose </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>World Biomes. (2000). Worldbiomes.com Retrieved September 8, 2009, from http://www.worldbiomes.com/ </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Zapato, L. (2008, December 23). Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie. Retrieved September 8, 2009, from http://zapatopi.net/afdb/ </li></ul></ul>~

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