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Evaluating Internet Resources
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Instruction Office
Lovejoy Library
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Techniques and questions to ask when
using the internet for research:
• Train your eye to look to employ a series
of techniques that will assist in locating
what you need
• Train your mind to think critically by
asking a series of questions that will help
you decide if the information can be
trusted.
What is the internet good for?
• Quick facts (contact info, maps)
• Social networking (myspace, facebook,
blogs, wikis)
• Shopping!
• Current news
Don’t use the internet…
• For locating scholarly articles
– These are often found on the “deep web” in
databases not commonly found using a
search engine such as Google.
• As your only research tool
– Use books, journals and subscription
databases when conducting research.
Guidelines for Evaluating
Web Sites
• “Author”ity
• Accuracy
• Objectivity
• Currency
• Coverage &
Comparability
• Maintenance & Design
Group work!
Group work cont’d