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Evaluating Internet Resources: Fact Checking
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AccuracyAuthorityObjectivityCurrencyCoverage Things to Consider …
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Accuracy of Web Documents Ask yourself: Who wrote the page and can you contact the author?
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Ask yourself: Who published the document and is it separate from the "Webmaster?" What are the Authors’ credentials? Authority of Web Documents
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.com = a commercial organization Ex: www.sony.com.edu = an educational institution Ex: www.gmu.edu.gov = a government organization Ex: www.whitehouse.gov.mil = a military organization Ex: www.navy.mil.org = a non-profit organization Ex: www.redcross.org Check the domain of the document. What institution publishes this document? Au t hority of Web Documents
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Objectivity of Web Documents Ask yourself: What goals/objectives does this page meet? How detailed is the information? What opinions (if any) are expressed by the author?
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Currency of Web Documents Ask yourself: When was it produced? When was it updated? How up-to-date are the links (if any)?
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Coverage of the Web Documents Ask yourself: Are the links (if any) evaluated and do they complement the document’s theme? Is the webpage all images or a balance of text and images? Does the author cite his sources?
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Putting it all together Accuracy - If your page lists the author and institution that published the page and provides a way of contacting them and... Authority - If your page lists the author’s credentials and its domain is preferred (.edu,.gov,.org,.net), and...
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Objectivity - If your page provides accurate information with limited advertising and it is objective in presenting the information, and... Currency - If your page is current and updated regularly (as stated on the page) and the links (if any) are also up-to-date, and... Coverage - If the links are evaluated, the content is balanced, and the source is cited... then...
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You may have a Web page that could be of value to your research! FROM: Kapoun, Jim. "Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A guide for library instruction." C&RL News (July/August 1998): 522-523.
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