1. LIBRARIES, DATABASES AND THE INTERNET

2. Why do we need Libraries? Credible Organized Selected In Depth Info

3. Google is great! Are there other search engines or Databases that may provide better information?

4. http://kapalama.ksbe.edu/high/midkiff

5. Information is Power Information serves as the basis for beliefs, decisions, choices and understanding our world Do facts matter? What happens when we make decisions based on wrong/unreliable information?

6. Why is it important to evaluate sources/websites? No rules or quality standards Reliability and quality varies Here today gone tomorrow Evaluate – How???

7. CARS Evaluation of Web Resources [CARS excerpted from: Evaluating Internet Research Sources by Robert Harris http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm]

8. CARS C redibility A ccuracy R easonableness S upport

9. C = Credibility Expertise Truthworthiness What is the reputation of the source? What credentials does the author have? Examples  Good: www.kapalama.ksbe.eduwww.kapalama.ksbe.edu  Questionable: aol.com/luke214/KSBE/KSBEaol.com/luke214/KSBE/KSBE

10. C A = Accuracy Up to date/current Factual Detailed Exact Comprehensive Hint: Question accuracy of the site if you notice bad grammar or misspelled words

11. C A = Accuracy Example Good: http://kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu/ www.ulukau.orgkaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.eduwww.ulukau.org Questionable: http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/l~/478 http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/l~/478

12. C A R = Reasonableness Fair/Balanced Somewhat objective Reasoned Free of absurd claims Hint: Be wary of wild/irrational ideas, angry, hateful, inflammatory arguments

13. R = Reasonableness Example Good: www.ushmm.orgwww.ushmm.org Questionable: http://www.adelaideinstitute.org http://www.adelaideinstitute.org http://www.blackplague.org/holocaust http://revisionisthistory.org

14. C A R S = Support Information based on research or other evidence Sources listed – citing sources strengthens your paper Claims supported External sources can help to validate evidence

15. S = Support Example Good: http://www.cancer.orghttp://www.cancer.org Questionable: http://www.cancercare.orghttp://www.cancercare.org

16. CARS C redibility A ccuracy R easonableness S upport

17. What about Wikipedia?

18. Conflicting Information??? Compare sources!!! Always question???

19. Finally Remember what you do represents you. Does your work reflect the quality person you are??