carol jones evaluating web sites
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Why evaluate a web site? Putting documents on the web is • EASY• FREE or CHEAP• Anyone can do it• UNMONITORED• Most pages on general search engines are self-
published• It is up to you to decide if the information on that
site is worthwhile
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How can you tell if a web site is a good one?
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There are 5 main things to look at to be sure you can use a web
site in a research paper
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Look and evaluate!Consider….
• 1. Relevancy
• 2. Authority
• 3. Objectivity
• 4. Currency
• 5. Suitability
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Relevancy
• Is this information something I can use for my topic? Or is it off the subject?
• Does this information have enough detail to help me with my report?
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Authority• What kind of authority does the author
have? Who authored the web site? What credentials are listed for the author(s)?
• Are the credentials reliable or questionable?
• Can the URL of the web site give us information? (.gov, .org., .edu)
• Are there links to further information?
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Objectivity• Why was this page written and for whom?
• What goals or objectives does this page meet?
• Is this page a mask for advertising? Is the information biased?
• Is the information based on facts or is it opinion? Many web sites are opinion pages.
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Currency
• Is a publication date given?
• How up-to-date is the information?
• How important is the publication date for my topic?
• Are there any broken/dead links?
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Suitability
• Is the web site good for some things and not good for other things?
• Is it written for students or for professionals? Can I understand what it says?
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•More things to think about!
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Why was the page put on the web?
• To inform?
• To share?
• To sell?
• To persuade?
• To explain?
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Now ask yourself….
• Is the web site as good as other resources I might find in the library, such as subscription databases or print materials?
• Am I using the best sources available?
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Finally….
Has the web site passed the evaluation process?
Then you are ready to take notes!