evaluating web sources presenting by amal alhamal ayra almeida zarina sushina
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Criteria for Evaluating Web Resources: Authority Accuracy Objectivity Currency Coverage DesignTRANSCRIPT
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Evaluating Web SourcesPresenting byAmal AlhamalAyra AlmeidaZarina Sushina
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Online Research Advantages vs. Disadvantages
• Convenient
• Current
• Various
• Not reliable
• Transient
• Costly
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Criteria for Evaluating Web Resources:•Authority•Accuracy•Objectivity •Currency•Coverage•Design
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Authority• Is there an author or sponsoring organization?• Is the page signed?• Are they have a good reputation? Are they well-
known? • Is there an information about the author or a
sponsor? • Is there a phone number or an address to
contact for more information?• Is the website’s domain official?
.com - Commercial
.edu - Education
.org - Organization
.gov/.mil - Government
.net - Internet Service provider/~ or % - personal name
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Accuracy• Is there an editor or someone who can verify
the information present in the website?• Does the information disagree with the
information already gathered?• Is the information reliable and error-free?
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Objectivity• Is there any advertising on the page?•What is the purpose of the website?•Does the content show bias? Is the bias explicit
or hidden?
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Currency• Is the page dated?• If so, when was the last update?•How current are the links? Have some expired
or moved?
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Coverage•What topics are covered by the website?•Are the topics discussed in-depth or just
summarized?•How does the website compare in content to
similar websites?• Is there an indication that the page has been
completed, and is not still under construction?
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Design• Is the content well-organized?• Is the overall design easy to comprehend?•Does the site contain pop-up windows that
distracts user’s attention?•Does advertising pack and hide the main
content?
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Examples of online sources:•Goodhttp://www.harvard.edu
•Questionablehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us
•Badhttp://www.beastobama.com/
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Conclusion
Even though the World Wide Web gives a lot information for research papers it can be easily copied with omissions and errors. If you want to do online research you need to have a critical thinking in choosing the right source.
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References:•http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/
Internet/Evaluate.html•http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html•http://people.wcsu.edu/reitzj/res/evalweb.html•http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/
11605_12337.cfm•http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/research/
evaluating_web.html