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Learning Outcomes
Search Engines
Search Techniques
Evaluating Web Pages
Citing Web Resources
Once you have located information on the Web, you need to evaluate it critically. Anyone can publish information to the Web, and there is no quality control or peer review process to ensure that the information is accurate or unbiased.
The evaluation process should be two-fold.
When should I use information from the Web?
Is the information accurate and unbiased?
The Kentucky Virtual Library has provided a table to answer the question, "Why use the Web rather than another information source?"
An excellent tutorial on evaluating Internet Sites 101! can be found at http://library.albany.edu/usered/webeval/. Complete the online tutorial. Do not enter information to submit the results to your instructor.
Download and print the Evaluation Checklist at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker.pdf to use as a guide to evaluate Web sites. Further instructions to help you complete the form can be found at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html.
Another good reference for evaluating Web pages can be found at the Southwest Community College Library Web site.
Activity Follow the link above to complete the online tutorial titled "Internet Sites 101!"
Print the Evaluation Checklist from Berkeley (listed above) to use for your class assignments.
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