1. The Dewey Decimal System
Wantagh Elementary School Library

2. Who is Melville Dewey and what is the Dewey Decimal System?

3. These search engines can help you find websites for your research
Internet Research
These search engines can help you find websites for your research

4. How do you know if a website is a good source of information?
Use the RADCAB method
RAD CAB

5. Relevancy
Is the information relevant to the question at hand? Am I on the right track?

6. Is this site relevant?

7. Is the information suitable to my age and core values?
Appropriateness
Is the information suitable to my age and core values?

8. Is this appropriate for a 4th grader?

9. How much information do I need? Is the depth of coverage adequate?
Detail
How much information do I need? Is the depth of coverage adequate?

10. Does this give us enough detail about who Melville Dewey was?

11. When was the information published or last updated?
Currency
When was the information published or last updated?

12. Is this website current?

13. Authority
Who is the author of the information? What are his or her qualifications?

14. Who wrote this?

15. Bias
Why was this information written? Was it written to inform me, persuade me, entertain me, or sell me something?

16. What is the purpose of this website?

17. RADCAB Relevancy Appropriateness Detail Currency Authority Bias

18. Let’s use RADCAB to find a great website about Melville Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System…