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Evaluation of Resources
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Bibliography on Evaluating Web Information 
 Addresses "the problems and issues related to teaching and using critical thinking skills to evaluate Internet resources." Features Internet resources, sample evaluation forms, Web site examples, print resources, and listservs. Note: Many of the print resources are dated but still useful. From the University Libraries at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/instruct/evaluate/evalbiblio.html Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated Aug 21, 2004 Evaluate Web Pages
Focuses on teaching how to develop critical thinking skills that can be applied to evaluating Web pages. Includes checklists for advocacy, business/marketing, news, informational, and personal Web pages, as well as a teaching module on how to judge the influence of advertising on Web information. From Wolfgram Memorial Library, Widener University. http://www3.widener.edu/Academics/Libraries/Wolfgram_Memorial_Library/Evaluate_Web_Pages/659/ Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated Nov 9, 2006 Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
Time-tested, librarian-created guide to copyright, intellectual property, fair use, propaganda, misinformation, disinformation, bias and resource evaluation. From Johns Hopkins University librarian Elizabeth E. Kirk. http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/ Topics: Communications, Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated Aug 29, 2004 Evaluating Quality on the Net
Excellent paper on evaluating resources found on the Internet, by Hope N. Tillman, Director of Libraries, Babson College. http://www.hopetillman.com/findqual.html Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated Jan 7, 2006 Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet
This guide explores examples of "false or fraudulent information as reported in the news or trade literature, provides examples of Web sites that illustrate good or bad information, and suggests strategies that help you detect bad information." http://www.virtualchase.com/quality/ Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated Apr 3, 2005 Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools
A basic introduction. From the Olin and Uris Library, Cornell University, New York. http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated May 25, 2004 Evaluation of Information Sources
Links to sites, some annotated, outlining selection criteria in evaluating information resources, specifically Web sites. For librarians and others who are selecting sites to include in an information resource guide. A Virtual Library site. http://www2.vuw.ac.nz/staff/alastair_smith/evaln/evaln.htm Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated Jun 5, 2003 Fatally Flawed: Refuting the Recent Study on Encyclopedic Accuracy by the Journal Nature
March 2006 response to a December 2005 report in Nature magazine "that claimed to compare the accuracy of the online Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikipedia, the Internet database that allows anyone, regardless of knowledge or qualifications, to write and edit articles." The Nature report had found the difference in errors "was not particularly great." This report concludes that almost everything about Nature's investigation was wrong and misleading. Opens directly into a PDF. From Encyclopaedia Britannica. http://corporate.britannica.com/britannica_nature_response.pdf Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated May 30, 2006 ICYouSee: T is for Thinking: A Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web
A tutorial on using critical thinking when evaluating Internet resources. Includes a pop quiz and homework assignment. By John R. Henderson, a reference librarian at the Ithaca College Library. http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated Sep 22, 2005 MedlinePlus: Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial From the National Library of Medicine
"This tutorial teaches you how to evaluate the health information that you find on the Web. It is about 16 minutes long." It walks consumers through the process of determining who is behind a website (such as a physician or a drug company), separating noncommercial and commercial content (such as advertising), checking to make sure the site is current, and more. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/webeval/webeval.html Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Health, Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated Mar 28, 2006 Safe Shopping
Tips for safe shopping online. Sections answer questions about security, privacy, payment, product, terms, delivery, records, complaints, and tips. From the American Bar Association. http://www.safeshopping.org/ Topics: Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Web Design and Management Last updated Nov 3, 2005 |
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