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Evaluating Resources
The Truth is Out There: Evaluating Internet Resources
The Internet is a valuable tool in the research process. It allows us to access information that might not otherwise be available to us. That said, it is especially important for us to understand that anyone can publish anything on the Internet. This is why it is essential for us to critically examine, question, and evaluate information found on the web. The truth may or may not be out there. However, there are a number of ways for us to determine whether or not the information we find searching the internet is authoritative, accurate, objective, and complete.
Many college librarians, instructors, and other professionals have created and posted tutorials, exercises, and lectures to help students and other researchers in this evaluation process. Below are links to a variety of resources to assist you in evaluating web sites and the information you find while cruising the information highway.
Evaluating Internet Sites 101: State University of New York at Albany
Evaluation Wizard Tool : An interactive tutorial from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy's 21st Century Information Fluency Project.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Susan Beck’s (New Mexico State University Library) site on “Why it’s a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources”.
Purdue University: An interactive tutorial for evaluating Internet sources and sites.
UC Berkeley: Techniques to apply and questions to ask when evaluating web pages.
Virginia Tech: Here you will find a bibliography on evaluating information on the web. Also included are links to a number of resources including books and journal articles as well as sample evaluation forms. The page also has a link to an interactive module for evaluating Internet resources.
Widener University: This site provides an interactive tutorial and exercises to help in assessing the quality of information you find on the Web.
You may also want to take a look at the web sites listed below. Many librarians and instructors use these sites to emphasize how important it is to critically examine and question the information found on the Internet.
Clones-R-Us: The first and largest reproductive cloning provider.
GenoChoice: Use GenoChoice to create your own genetically healthy child- online.
The GodSend Institute: A fertility clinic and practice specializing in the replication of cells for the purpose of creating life from life.
Jacopo di Poggibonsi – Italian Painter, 1418-1489
Lasik @ Home: Affordable in-home lasik surgery you can do yourself.
Plastic Assets Credit Card: Free breast implants with every card.
The Internet is a valuable tool in the research process. It allows us to access information that might not otherwise be available to us. That said, it is especially important for us to understand that anyone can publish anything on the Internet. This is why it is essential for us to critically examine, question, and evaluate information found on the web. The truth may or may not be out there. However, there are a number of ways for us to determine whether or not the information we find searching the internet is authoritative, accurate, objective, and complete.
Many college librarians, instructors, and other professionals have created and posted tutorials, exercises, and lectures to help students and other researchers in this evaluation process. Below are links to a variety of resources to assist you in evaluating web sites and the information you find while cruising the information highway.
Evaluating Internet Sites 101: State University of New York at Albany
Evaluation Wizard Tool : An interactive tutorial from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy's 21st Century Information Fluency Project.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Susan Beck’s (New Mexico State University Library) site on “Why it’s a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources”.
Purdue University: An interactive tutorial for evaluating Internet sources and sites.
UC Berkeley: Techniques to apply and questions to ask when evaluating web pages.
Virginia Tech: Here you will find a bibliography on evaluating information on the web. Also included are links to a number of resources including books and journal articles as well as sample evaluation forms. The page also has a link to an interactive module for evaluating Internet resources.
Widener University: This site provides an interactive tutorial and exercises to help in assessing the quality of information you find on the Web.
You may also want to take a look at the web sites listed below. Many librarians and instructors use these sites to emphasize how important it is to critically examine and question the information found on the Internet.
Clones-R-Us: The first and largest reproductive cloning provider.
GenoChoice: Use GenoChoice to create your own genetically healthy child- online.
The GodSend Institute: A fertility clinic and practice specializing in the replication of cells for the purpose of creating life from life.
Jacopo di Poggibonsi – Italian Painter, 1418-1489
Lasik @ Home: Affordable in-home lasik surgery you can do yourself.
Plastic Assets Credit Card: Free breast implants with every card.