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Don't Believe Everything You Read: Ideas for Reading Critically
iusb.edu
Short pdf file. Suggestions for evaluating anything you read. [PDF]
Evaluating Public Websites
aumnicat.aum.edu
A brief instruction how to use the linked, one page PDF form to evaluate sites. The form results generates an overall numeric rating with an indication of acceptable or unacceptable for use. The focus of the form is on information quality, not appearance or web design.
Thinking Critically About Research Sources
english.unitecnology.ac.nz
Lesson plan to help teachers and students with critical thinking and processing information found on websites.
The Internet Guide to Construction of Quality Online Resources
ciolek.com
By Dr. T.Matthew Ciolek. Online resources relevant for evaluation, development and administration of high quality factual/scholarly networked information systems.
Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet
virtualchase.com
Checklists, instructions, tools and links to legal and factual research.
Better Read That Again: Web Hoaxes and Misinformation
infotoday.com
Categorizes problematic sites and gives many examples of each type. Ends with a section which points to sites which give people accurate information as well as warnings about hoaxes and half-true stories.
Evaluating Web Resources
libweb.sonoma.edu
Concepts and questions to consider when looking at websites as a source of information.
Web of Deception: Misinformation on the Internet
searchenginewatch.com
[Book review.] Web of Deception offers an exposé of the types of chicanery, fraud and misinformation that's all over the Internet and suggests what to do if you get stung by it. (2002)
Evaluating Credibility of Information on the Internet
rbs0.com
An essay that considers peer review, author's credentials, writing style, and plausibility of information. [PDF]
Exemplary Practices in Teaching Web Evaluation
lib.nmsu.edu
Presentation given in 1998. Covers why evaluation of web resources is necessary, and gives criteria for scrutinizing web materials. Provides links to many related and supporting sites.
Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information Resources
info.lib.uh.edu
Refereed article written by Alastair Smith which surveys criteria published on the Web and in the print literature and proposes a set of criteria (a toolbox) that can be used by librarians and users to evaluate Internet information sources.
Studies in Media and Information Literacy Education - The problem of online misinformation and the role of schools
utpjournals.com
"Amid all the excellent free information that is available online, there are many damagingly false assertions and misleading arguments... Some prominent individuals and institutions are calling for schools to prepare young people to identify reliable information online." (February, 2005)
Misinformation Through the Internet
ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk
2001 academic conference proceedings; includes summaries (abstracts) of the accepted papers.
Evaluating the Quality of Web Sites
life.uiuc.edu
Short page covering some basic points: Who is responsible? Is the URL appropriate? Who do they link to? Who links to them? Use common sense.
Five Criteria For Evaluating Web Pages
library.cornell.edu
Discusses accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency and coverage.
Web Page Evaluation Worksheet
lib.duke.edu
Checklist used to grade web sites.
An Educators' Guide to Credibility and Web Evaluation
lrs.ed.uiuc.edu
Paper/course written in 1999 with a 2002 update. Covers why evaluate, methods of evaluation, and why and how to teach it in the schools.
Evaluating Web Resources
www3.widener.edu
Modules for evaluating all manner of sites. Includes questions and criteria lists, plus links to example pages for discussion.
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
www2.library.ucla.edu
Learn how to evaluate information sources by doing the following exercise.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Critical Evaluation Surveys
school.discovery.com
A series of website evaluation surveys, one each at the elementary, middle, and secondary school levels, plus many links of website evaluation.
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Selected papers will also be considered for publication in a special issue of the Electronic Journal of Information Systems . Evaluation. . The latest issue is now available on the journal . website. . Conference and Journal Accreditations ...
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